How does working nonstandard hours impact psychological resources important for parental functioning? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the link between nonstandard schedules and three psychological resources salient to working parents' parental functioning (psychological distress, work-family conflict and relationship quality). Data from fathers and mothers are analysed separately, using a nationally representative sample of dual-earner parents (6190 observations from 1915 couples) drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). The LSAC data was collected between 2008 and 2018 (with data collected every two years). Hybrid analysis models were conducted to identify within-person changes in these psychological resources in association with moving in and out of nonstandard work schedules, as well as between-person differences between parents working standard hours and nonstandard hou

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482510 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature