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Work-home interference and burnout: a study based on Swedish twins.
Victoria Blom1, Magnus Sverke, Lennart Bodin
1From the Division of Insurance Medicine (Drs Blom and Svedberg), Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet; the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (Dr Blom), Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Psychology (Drs Sverke and Lindfors), Stockholm University, Sweden; WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences (Dr Sverke), North-West University, South Africa; and Division of Intervention and Implementation Research (Drs Bodin and Bergström), the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Work-home conflict significantly increases burnout risk in both men and women. For women, genetic factors may influence home-work conflict
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Occupational Health
- Behavioral Genetics
Background:
- Work-life balance is a critical factor in employee well-being.
- Understanding the interplay between work-home interference and burnout is essential for developing effective workplace strategies.
- Individual differences, including genetic and familial factors, may moderate the impact of work-home interference on burnout.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of work-home interference, specifically work-home conflict (WHC) and home-work conflict (HWC), on burnout.
- To examine the potential roles of genetic and family environmental factors in the relationship between work-home interference and burnout.
- To differentiate the effects of WHC and HWC on burnout in men and women.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a large-scale Swedish twin study with 4446 participants.
- Employed co-twin control analyses to assess the effects of WHC and HWC on burnout.
- Analyzed burnout associations both between and within twin pairs to control for genetic and familial factors.
Main Results:
- Both work-home conflict (WHC) and home-work conflict (HWC) were significantly associated with increased burnout.
- Genetic factors were found to potentially mediate the association between HWC and burnout specifically in women.
- No significant involvement of familial factors was detected for WHC and burnout in either women or men.
Conclusions:
- Addressing work-home conflict (WHC) directly is crucial for burnout prevention.
- Given the observed genetic confounding in home-work conflict (HWC) and burnout among women, preventive strategies should consider individual characteristics.
- The findings highlight the need for tailored interventions considering both work-life dynamics and individual predispositions.
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