Agosti Madelaine Törnquist, Andersson Ingemar, Bringsén Åsa, Janlöv Ann-Christin
Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Faculty of Health Science, Kristianstad University, Elmetorpsvägen 15, SE-, 291 88, Kristianstad, Sweden.
BMC Womens Health. 2019 Jan 10;19(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12905-018-0704-z.
In many European countries, women have a higher sickness absence rate than men. Women also report higher levels of work-life conflict, which has a negative impact on women's self-perceived health. Interventions studies on work-life balance literature are scarce. This research adds knowledge about work-life balance by examining female employees' experiences of a newly developed intervention program, the BELE program (Balance in Everyday Life Empowerment program), aiming to enhance the work-life balance and wellbeing of female employees.
All participants in the BELE program were included in the sample (n = 55) of the study. The methods used for gathering data were focus group interviews (n = 8) and semi-structured individual interviews (n = 8). A qualitative content analysis was used for the analyses.
The results showed that a majority of the participants experienced a process of change for enhancement of wellbeing and balance in their everyday life when taking part in the BELE program. In the analyses, three main themes emerged. Reflecting and strengthening inner resource, Trying to change everyday patterns and habits and Experiencing more balance and well-being.
The results point out the importance of awareness and reflection on everyday life to promote work-life balance and wellbeing. The BELE program was described as a wakeup call to one's own life and as an enhancer of empowerment processes and equality in the homes. Moreover, the results showed the need for health education in the workplace focusing on both work and private life to enhance balance and wellbeing among female employees'. The findings indicate that it is important to work at individual and group levels in work-life balance interventions and not merely at the organizational level or in the workplace setting.
在许多欧洲国家，女性的病假缺勤率高于男性。女性报告的工作与生活冲突水平也更高，这对女性的自我健康认知产生负面影响。关于工作与生活平衡的文献中干预研究较少。本研究通过考察女性员工对一项新开发的干预项目——BELE项目（日常生活平衡赋能项目）的体验，增加了关于工作与生活平衡的知识，该项目旨在促进女性员工的工作与生活平衡及幸福感。
BELE项目的所有参与者都纳入了本研究样本（n = 55）。收集数据的方法包括焦点小组访谈（n = 8）和半结构化个人访谈（n = 8）。分析采用定性内容分析法。
结果显示，大多数参与者在参加BELE项目时经历了一个提升幸福感和日常生活平衡的变化过程。分析中出现了三个主要主题。反思并强化内在资源、尝试改变日常模式和习惯、体验更多平衡与幸福感。
结果指出了对日常生活的觉察和反思对于促进工作与生活平衡及幸福感的重要性。BELE项目被描述为对自己生活的一次警醒，以及家庭中赋能过程和平等的促进因素。此外，结果表明工作场所需要开展兼顾工作和私人生活的健康教育，以提高女性员工的平衡感和幸福感。研究结果表明，在工作与生活平衡干预中，在个人和团体层面开展工作很重要，而不仅仅是在组织层面或工作场所层面。
