Nonstandard Work Schedules, Resource Shortfalls, and Individual/Family Functioning

摘要

Drawing from the conservation of resources theory of stress, this study tests a model associating nonstandard work schedules (i.e., nondaytime, weekend, or rotating irregular or broken hours) to resource shortfalls, work-family conflict, strain, health, and parenting quality. The analysis conducted with a sample of 9,150 employed parents of young children (0-5 years of age) provided support for the predicted negative associations between nonstandard work schedules and work-life balance policies and social support. In turn, these resources within and outside the workplace were both negatively associated with work-family conflict. The association between work-family conflict and strain was positive, and strain related to lower health and parenting quality. Significant indirect associations are revealing of the mechanisms through which nonstandard work schedules relate to individual and family functioning.