Oregon State University, USA.
Kent State University, USA.
Stress Health. 2017 Oct;33(4):330-338. doi: 10.1002/smi.2711. Epub 2016 Oct 6.
Research is needed to investigate mechanisms linking work-family conflict to poor health in working adults. We took a novel approach to build on extant studies by testing a potential mechanism in these associations - repetitive thought. Data came from a sample of 203 partnered working adults. There were significant direct effects of work-family conflict with lower life satisfaction, positive affect, and perceived health as well as greater fatigue. As for total effects, work-family conflict was significantly associated with all health outcomes - life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, fatigue, perceived health, and chronic health conditions - in the expected directions through repetitive thought. This study provides support that repetitive thought is one potential mechanism of how work-family conflict can take a toll on psychological and physical health. Findings are discussed in relation to improving workplace policies to improve the health of working adults managing work-family conflict.
需要研究工作家庭冲突与工作成年人健康状况不佳之间的联系机制。我们采用了一种新方法，通过测试这些关联中的一个潜在机制——重复思维，来扩展现有研究。数据来自 203 名有伴侣的在职成年人的样本。工作家庭冲突与较低的生活满意度、积极情绪和感知健康以及更高的疲劳感有显著的直接影响。至于总效应，工作家庭冲突通过重复思维与所有健康结果——生活满意度、积极情绪、消极情绪、疲劳感、感知健康和慢性健康状况——呈预期方向显著相关。这项研究支持了重复思维是工作家庭冲突如何对心理和身体健康造成损害的一种潜在机制。研究结果在改善工作场所政策以改善管理工作家庭冲突的成年工人的健康方面进行了讨论。
