Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs;
J Athl Train. 2013 Sep-Oct;48(5):668-77. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.24.
Researchers studying work-life balance have examined policy development and implementation to create a family-friendly work environment from an individualistic perspective rather than from a cohort of employees working under the same supervisor.
To investigate what factors influence work-life balance within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I clinical setting from the perspective of an athletic training staff.
Qualitative study.
Web-based management system.
Eight athletic trainers (5 men, 3 women; age = 38 ± 7 years) in the NCAA Division I setting.
Participants responded to a series of questions by journaling their thoughts and experiences. We included data-source triangulation, multiple-analyst triangulation, and peer review to establish data credibility. We analyzed the data via a grounded theory approach.
Three themes emerged from the data. Family-oriented and supportive work environment was described as a workplace that fosters and encourages work-life balance through professionally and personally shared goals. Nonwork outlets included activities, such as exercise and personal hobbies, that provide time away from the role of the athletic trainer. Individualistic strategies reflected that although the athletic training staff must work together and support one another, each staff member must have his or her own personal strategies to manage personal and professional responsibilities.
The foundation for a successful work environment in the NCAA Division I clinical setting potentially can center on the management style of the supervisor, especially one who promotes teamwork among his or her staff members. Although a family-friendly work environment is necessary for work-life balance, each member of the athletic training staff must have personal strategies in place to fully achieve a balance.
研究工作与生活平衡的研究人员从个人主义的角度而非从同一主管手下的员工群体的角度，研究了政策的制定和实施，以营造一个对家庭友好的工作环境。
从运动训练人员的角度调查美国全国大学体育协会（NCAA）一级临床环境中影响工作与生活平衡的因素。
定性研究。
基于网络的管理系统。
8 名在 NCAA 一级设置中的运动训练师（5 名男性，3 名女性；年龄=38±7 岁）。
参与者通过记录他们的想法和经验回答了一系列问题。我们采用了数据源三角分析、多分析者三角分析和同行评审，以建立数据可信度。我们通过扎根理论方法分析数据。
从数据中出现了 3 个主题。以家庭为导向和支持性的工作环境被描述为一个通过专业和个人共同目标来促进和鼓励工作与生活平衡的工作场所。非工作出路包括锻炼和个人爱好等活动，这些活动为离开运动训练师角色提供了时间。个人主义策略反映出，尽管运动训练人员必须共同努力并相互支持，但每个工作人员都必须有自己的个人策略来管理个人和专业责任。
在 NCAA 一级临床环境中成功工作环境的基础可能集中在主管的管理风格上，尤其是那些促进其员工团队合作的主管。虽然对家庭友好的工作环境对工作与生活平衡是必要的，但运动训练人员的每个成员都必须有个人策略才能充分实现平衡。
