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Effects of work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the effectiveness of a newly developed work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health indicators among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren) using a randomized controlled trial with a waitlist.

Methods

Participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to the intervention or the control groups (n = 79 and n = 85, respectively). The program comprised two 3-h sessions with a 1-month interval between them and provided comprehensive skills by including self-management, couple management, and parenting management components. The program sessions were conducted on weekends in a community center room with 3-10 participants. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups. Primary outcomes were work-family balance self-efficacy (WFBSE), four types of work-family spillovers (i.e., work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, work-to-family facilitation, and family-to-work facilitation), psychological distress, and work engagement reported by the participants.

Results

The program had significantly pooled intervention effects on WFBSE (P = .031) and psychological distress (P = .014). The effect sizes (Cohen's d) were small, with values of 0.22 at the 1-month follow-up and 0.24 at the 3-month follow-up for WFBSE, and -0.36 at the 3-month follow-up for psychological distress. However, the program had nonsignificant pooled effects on four types of work-family spillovers and work engagement.

Conclusions

The program effectively increased WFBSE and decreased psychological distress among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren).

SUBMITTER: Shimazu A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075245 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child: A randomized controlled trial.

Shimazu Akihito A Fujiwara Takeo T Iwata Noboru N Kato Yoko Y Kawakami Norito N Maegawa Nobuaki N Nakao Mutsuhiro M Nomiyama Tetsuo T Takahashi Miho M Tayama Jun J Watai Izumi I Arima Makiko M Hasegawa Tomoko T Matsudaira Ko K Matsuyama Yutaka Y Miyazawa Yoshimi Y Shimada Kyoko K Takahashi Masaya M Watanabe Mayumi M Yamaguchi Astushige A Adachi Madoka M Tomida Makiko M Chen Di D Doi Satomi S Hirano Sachiko S Isokawa Sanae S Kamijo Tomoko T Kobayashi Toshio T Matsuzaki Kichinosuke K Moridaira Naoko N Nitto Yukari Y Ogawa Sayaka S Sakurai Mariko M Sasaki Natsu N Tobayama Mutsuko M Yamauchi Kanako K Obikane Erika E Odawara Miyuki M Sakka Mariko M Takeuchi Kazuki K Tokita Masahito M

Journal of occupational health 20230101 1

<h4>Objectives</h4>This study examined the effectiveness of a newly developed work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health indicators among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren) using a randomized controlled trial with a waitlist.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to the intervention or the control groups (n = 79 and n = 85, respectively). The program comprised two 3-h sessions with a 1-month ...[more]

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Effects of work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Effects of work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child: A randomized controlled trial.

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