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| Title: | Moderating the harmful effects of police nightshift work on work-family balance by adjusting shift autonomy | Authors: | Cheung, CK Li, JCM |
Issue Date: | 2022 | Source: | Journal of comparative family studies, 2022, v. 53, no. 3, p. 305-330 | Abstract: | As maintaining a balance between work and family is essential, clarifying how nightshift work impedes this balance is crucial. The clarification concerns the mediation and moderation of the effect of nightshift work by work hazards and shift autonomy. This study analyzed survey data on 793 police officers in Hong Kong, China. Results showed that the duration of nightshift work negatively affects work–family balance. This effect partly involved the mediation of work hazards, and it was weak when the shift autonomy was high. The lower shift autonomy of female officers during nightshift work than their male counterparts was partly responsible for the former’s lower work–family balance. These results imply the applicability of conservation of resources theory to promote work–family balance. Maintenir un équilibre entre le travail et la famille est essentiel. Clarifier comment le travail de nuit entrave cet équilibre est crucial. La précision porte sur la médiation et la modération de l’effet du travail de nuit par les aléas du travail et l’autonomie des équipes. Cette étude a analysé les données d’enquête auprès de 793 policiers à Hong Kong, Chine. Les résultats ont montré que la durée du travail de nuit affecte négativement l’équilibre travail-famille. Cet effet impliquait en partie la médiation des aléas du travail, et il était faible lorsque l’autonomie de poste était élevée. La plus faible autonomie de quart des policières pendant le travail de nuit que leurs homologues masculins était en partie responsable de la plus faible conciliation travail-famille des premières. Ces résultats impliquent l’applicabilité de la théorie de la conservation des ressources pour favoriser la conciliation travail-famille. |
Keywords: | Nightshift work Work autonomy Work-family balance Work hazards |
Publisher: | University of Toronto Press | Journal: | Journal of comparative family studies | ISSN: | 0047-2328 | EISSN: | 1929-9850 | DOI: | 10.3138/jcfs.53.3.020 | Rights: | Posted with permission of the publisher. ©Journal of Comparative Family Studies The following publication Cheung, Chau-kiu; Chi-mei Li, Jessica (2022). Moderating the Harmful Effects of Police Nightshift Work on Work–Family Balance by Adjusting Shift Autonomy. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 53(3), 305-330 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.53.3.020. |
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