Work from home and parenting: Examining the role of work-family conflict and gender during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Many employers introduced or expanded working from home (WFH) in response to increasing infection rates after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether WFH enhances or depletes parents' resources for their children is still an open question. Drawing on contextual models of parenting and demands-resources approaches, we examine how WFH during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to changes in responsive and harsh parenting, particularly in light of pandemic-related increases in work-to-family conflicts (WFC). We further investigate gender differences in these associations. Our analyses draw on a sample of working parents from a large-scale German family survey conducted in 2019 and a COVID-19 follow-up from 2020. Results from first difference regression models in combinati

SUBMITTER: Bernhardt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9349714 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature