Work-family conflict among hotel housekeepers in the Balearic Islands (Spain).

ABSTRACT: The massive incorporation of women to the labour market has increased academic and applied interest on work-life issues throughout the years. This article aims to describe the domestic burden and difficulties in work-life balance (WLB) and to understand the intersection of work and family spheres among hotel housekeepers (HHs). A cross-sectional study was conducted through Primary Health Care in the Balearic Islands (Spain); 1,043 HHs were enrolled. 56.7% reported difficulties in WLB. Risk factors for perceiving difficulties in WLB were: living with someone else (regardless of the number of co-habitants), having difficulties making ends meet, being the main person in charge of domestic tasks, having a dependant, having an external locus of control, presenting higher levels of stress at wor

SUBMITTER: Chela-Alvarez X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057743 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature