Work–family strain of employees with children with disabilities
Work–family strain of employees with children with disabilities
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between (1) employed parents' work–family conflict (WFC), (2) their children with disabilities' support needs, (3) their children's age, and (4) those parents' levels of school engagement.Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 193 US parents of children with disabilities who completed a survey regarding work and family strain as well as school engagement. Descriptive statistical and correlational analyses were used, followed by moderated regression analysis. Findings: Results indicate that higher levels of WFC have a negative impact on parents' school engagement. Similarly, children with disabilities' increased needs for parental support have a negative impact on school engagement. Moreover, the age of children with disabilities holds a moderating role in the relationship between support needs and school engagement. Research limitations/implications: Human resource managers can acquire information regarding employed parents of children with disabilities' increased support needs and formalize flexible policies leading to supportive workplace cultures. School personnel can instigate a range of options that facilitate parents' school engagement, such as maximizing use of technology via virtual meetings and activities. Originality/value: These innovative findings contribute to theoretical underpinnings in work and family strain research as well as conservation of resources theory, given the lack of previous empirical work specific to children with disabilities and their employed parents.
Work family conflict, family strain, school engagement, school involvement, employed parents, children with disabilities
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Stefanidis, Abraham
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King-Sears, Margaret
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Gilic, Lina
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17 October 2022
Stefanidis, Abraham
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Gilic, Lina
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Stefanidis, Abraham, King-Sears, Margaret, Gilic, Lina and Strogilos, Vasilis
(2022)
Work–family strain of employees with children with disabilities.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 42 (1), .
(doi:10.1108/EDI-02-2021-0039).
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between (1) employed parents' work–family conflict (WFC), (2) their children with disabilities' support needs, (3) their children's age, and (4) those parents' levels of school engagement.Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 193 US parents of children with disabilities who completed a survey regarding work and family strain as well as school engagement. Descriptive statistical and correlational analyses were used, followed by moderated regression analysis. Findings: Results indicate that higher levels of WFC have a negative impact on parents' school engagement. Similarly, children with disabilities' increased needs for parental support have a negative impact on school engagement. Moreover, the age of children with disabilities holds a moderating role in the relationship between support needs and school engagement. Research limitations/implications: Human resource managers can acquire information regarding employed parents of children with disabilities' increased support needs and formalize flexible policies leading to supportive workplace cultures. School personnel can instigate a range of options that facilitate parents' school engagement, such as maximizing use of technology via virtual meetings and activities. Originality/value: These innovative findings contribute to theoretical underpinnings in work and family strain research as well as conservation of resources theory, given the lack of previous empirical work specific to children with disabilities and their employed parents.
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Work-family strain of employees with children with disabilities
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Published date: 17 October 2022
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Work family conflict, family strain, school engagement, school involvement, employed parents, children with disabilities
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