Work-family conflicts and sickness absence-a register-linked cohort study among young and early midlife employees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Work-family conflicts (WFC) have been associated with poor mental health, poor self-rated health and sickness absence. However, studies on short sickness absence are lacking and more information is needed also about long sickness absence regarding the direction of WFC, and potential explaining factors particularly among young and early middle-aged employees.

Methods

The Helsinki Health Study baseline survey (2017) among 19- to 39-year-old municipal employees (N = 3683, 80% women, response rate 51.5%) was linked to employer's sickness absence data. The associations of work-to-family conflicts (WTFC) and family-to-work conflicts (FTWC) with short (1-7 days) and long (over 7 days) sickness absence were analyzed using negative binomial regression analysis. Covariates

SUBMITTER: Salonsalmi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature