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Working at Home, Caring at Home During the Pandemic: Profiles of Working Parents and Links to Parents' Well-being
Clair Bennett1, Rebecca Giallo, Stacey Hokke
1From the Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia (C.B., S.H., J.L., K.M., A.C.); School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia (R.G.), SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia (R.G.); Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia (J.L., J.O.); and National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (L.L.).
Objective:
This study examines how work-family-care disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic clustered and co-occurred for working parents and explores the impact on employee well-being.
Method:
We investigated profiles of parents' work-family-care disruption using latent class analysis; explored parent, work, family, and household patterning of classes; and examined associations with concurrent and subsequent employee well-being (occupational fatigue, time pressure, psychological distress).
Results:
Parents were classed as "low" (35.6%), "moderate" (58.1%), and "high" (6.3%) impact. Distinct parent, work, family, and household characteristics were associated with these classes. Parents moderately or highly impacted reported lower employee well-being concurrently and at 6-month follow-up.
Conclusions:
Findings highlight the impact of work-family-care disruption on employee well-being. Additional supports to working parents are needed in times of crisis, particularly for vulnerable parents and for working parents who experience increases in unpaid labor.
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