Department of Psychology, Luther College.
Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University.
J Occup Health Psychol. 2017 Apr;22(2):218-224. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000033. Epub 2016 Apr 21.
This study expands upon the contextualization of the work-family interface by examining positive work-family experiences within the farming industry. Both individual and crossover effects were examined among a sample of 217 married farm couples. Results demonstrated multiple significant relationships between self-reported attitudes, work-family enrichment, and health outcomes. In addition, crossover effects reveal the importance of individual attitudes (husband work engagement and wife farm satisfaction) for spousal work-family enrichment and health outcomes. Furthermore, individual work-family enrichment was positively related to spousal psychological health and negatively related to spousal physical symptoms. Many of these findings remained significant after controlling for work-family conflict. Overall, our results suggest the potential beneficial impact of the integrated work-family dynamic associated with the farming profession for positive work-family experiences. Implications of these findings, as well as directions for future research, are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究通过考察农业领域的积极工作-家庭体验，扩展了工作-家庭界面的背景。在 217 对已婚农场夫妇的样本中，同时检验了个体和交叉效应。结果表明，在自我报告的态度、工作-家庭充实度和健康结果之间存在多种显著关系。此外，交叉效应揭示了个体态度（丈夫工作投入和妻子农场满意度）对配偶工作-家庭充实度和健康结果的重要性。此外，个体工作-家庭充实度与配偶的心理健康呈正相关，与配偶的身体症状呈负相关。在控制了工作-家庭冲突后，许多这些发现仍然具有统计学意义。总的来说，我们的研究结果表明，与农业职业相关的综合工作-家庭动态可能对积极的工作-家庭体验产生有益影响。讨论了这些发现的意义以及未来研究的方向。
