Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of cases
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The individual in the changing working life: introduction
- Part I Threats and challenges
- 2 New rules of work: exploring the boundaryless job
- 3 Changing work roles: new demands and challenges
- 4 The Demand-Induced Strain Compensation model: renewed theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
- 5 Job insecurity and employability among temporary workers: a theoretical approach based on the psychological contract
- 6 Independent contracting: finding a balance between flexibility and individual well-being
- 7 Work–family conflict in individuals' lives: prevalence, antecedents, and outcomes
- 8 My love, my life, my everything: work–home interaction among self-employed
- 9 Modern work and safety
- 10 Romantic relationships at work: old issues, new challenges
- 11 Ethnic diversity at work: an overview of theories and research
- Part II Individual attempts at restoring the balance
- Part III Intervention and promotion on the organizational level
- Index
- References
7 - Work–family conflict in individuals' lives: prevalence, antecedents, and outcomes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of cases
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The individual in the changing working life: introduction
- Part I Threats and challenges
- 2 New rules of work: exploring the boundaryless job
- 3 Changing work roles: new demands and challenges
- 4 The Demand-Induced Strain Compensation model: renewed theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
- 5 Job insecurity and employability among temporary workers: a theoretical approach based on the psychological contract
- 6 Independent contracting: finding a balance between flexibility and individual well-being
- 7 Work–family conflict in individuals' lives: prevalence, antecedents, and outcomes
- 8 My love, my life, my everything: work–home interaction among self-employed
- 9 Modern work and safety
- 10 Romantic relationships at work: old issues, new challenges
- 11 Ethnic diversity at work: an overview of theories and research
- Part II Individual attempts at restoring the balance
- Part III Intervention and promotion on the organizational level
- Index
- References
Summary
The topic of how to balance the demands of work and family life continues to be an increasing problem in today's western society. This is due in part to the changing roles of men and women both in the workplace and at home. Not only are women now more likely to work outside the home, but it is also now more common for men to fulfill more responsibilities within the home. Thus, the increasing participation of women in the workforce as well as the greater number of working single parents and dual-earner families are just a few examples of trends providing employees with challenges in juggling work and family life today. Although this development may produce distinct advantages, such as increased gender equality, enhanced role performance, and generally higher family incomes, it has also increased the likelihood that employees will face difficulties in combining work and family responsibilities.
Working life has also experienced rapid changes since the beginning of the 1990s. The 1990s and the beginning of the twenty-first century are described as a time of major technological and economic change, and these changes are making a lasting impression on the work–family interface. For example, technological advances in communication have made it possible to work almost anywhere: at home or even while traveling.
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