Like ships passing in the night? Nonstandard work schedules and spousal satisfaction in Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Abstract: This study examined the associations of work schedules and spousal satisfaction among Finnish (n = 347), Dutch (n = 304) and British (n = 337) parents. In addition to comparing parents with nonstandard schedule with parents in regular day work, the study examined separately the roles played in spousal satisfaction of morning, evening, night and weekend work and other working time-related variables (working hours, changes in and influence over one’s work schedules and spouse’s work schedule). The three-country data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure in Mplus. Little evidence for negative associations of work schedules and related factors with spousal satisfaction was found among the present European employees. No between-country differences were found in the examined associations. The quantitative analyses were supplemented with content analysis of parents’ descriptions of the experienced effects of their working times on their spousal relat.... https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/359

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Like ships passing in the night? Nonstandard work schedules and spousal satisfaction in Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom ; volume:32 ; number:2 ; day:02 ; month:03 ; year:2020 ; Journal of family research ; 32, Heft 2 (02.03.2020)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Malinen, Kaisa ; Rönkä, Anna ; Sevón, Eija

Further information

• DOI: 10.20377/jfr-359-172
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021032614201879320845
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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