Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
J Athl Train. 2023 Apr 1;58(4):381-386. doi: 10.4085/227.22.
Work-life balance continues to be a focal point of athletic training research, particularly due to the job challenges and demands of health care providers. Despite a large body of literature, much is still unexplored, especially in the area of family role performance (FRP).
To examine the relationships between work-family conflict (WFC), FRP, and various demographic variables among athletic trainers employed in the collegiate setting.
Cross-sectional online survey.
Collegiate setting.
A total of 586 collegiate athletic trainers (females = 374, males = 210, sex variant or nonconforming = 1, preferred not to answer = 1).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Data were collected through an online survey (Qualtrics) in which participants responded to demographic questions and previously validated WFC and FRP scales. Demographic data were reported and analyzed for descriptive information and frequencies. Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to identify differences among groups.
Participants' mean scores were 28.19 ± 6.01 and 45.86 ± 11.55 for the FRP and WFC scales, respectively. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed differences between men and women for WFC scores (U = 344 667, P = .021). The FRP score was moderately negatively correlated with the WFC total score (rs[584] = -0.497, P < .001) and predicted the WFC score (b = 72.02, t582 = -13.30, P = .001). The Mann-Whitney U test demonstrated that married athletic trainers (47.20 ± 11.92) had higher WFC scores than those who were not married (43.48 ± 11.78; U = 19847.00, P = .003). Mann-Whitney U analysis (U = 32 096.00, P = .001) also revealed a difference between collegiate athletic trainers with children (48.16 ± 12.44) and those without children (44.68 ± 10.90).
Collegiate athletic trainers experienced more WFC with marriage and having children. We propose that the time required to raise a family and build relationships may cause WFC due to time incongruencies. Athletic trainers want to be able to spend time with their families; however, when such time is highly limited, then WFC increases.
工作与生活的平衡仍是运动训练研究的重点，尤其是由于医疗保健提供者面临的工作挑战和需求。尽管有大量文献，但仍有许多问题尚未得到探索，特别是在家庭角色表现（FRP）领域。
检查从事大学环境的运动训练员的工作家庭冲突（WFC），FRP 与各种人口统计学变量之间的关系。
横断面在线调查。
大学环境。
共 586 名大学运动训练员（女性= 374，男性= 210，性别变体或不符合= 1，首选不回答= 1）。
数据通过在线调查（Qualtrics）收集，参与者回答了人口统计学问题以及先前经过验证的 WFC 和 FRP 量表。报告了人口统计学数据，并进行了描述性信息和频率分析。进行 Mann-Whitney U 检验以确定组间差异。
参与者的 FRP 和 WFC 量表的平均得分分别为 28.19 ± 6.01 和 45.86 ± 11.55。Mann-Whitney U 检验显示，男性和女性的 WFC 得分存在差异（U = 344667，P =.021）。FRP 评分与 WFC 总分呈中度负相关（rs [584] = -0.497，P <.001），并预测了 WFC 评分（b = 72.02，t582 = -13.30，P =.001）。Mann-Whitney U 检验表明，已婚的运动训练员（47.20 ± 11.92）的 WFC 评分高于未婚者（43.48 ± 11.78；U = 19847.00，P =.003）。Mann-Whitney U 分析（U = 32 096.00，P =.001）还表明，有子女的大学运动训练员（48.16 ± 12.44）与无子女的运动训练员（44.68 ± 10.90）之间存在差异。
大学运动训练员在婚姻和养育子女方面经历了更多的 WFC。我们提出，抚养家庭和建立关系所需的时间可能会由于时间不一致而导致 WFC。运动训练员希望能够与家人共度时光；但是，当这样的时间受到高度限制时，WFC 就会增加。
