Correlates of Work-Life Balance for Faculty across Racial/Ethnic Groups

Autor/inn/en	Denson, Nida; Szelényi, Katalin; Bresonis, Kate
Titel	Correlates of Work-Life Balance for Faculty across Racial/Ethnic Groups
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 59 (2018) 2, S.226-247 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Denson, Nida)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-017-9464-0
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Family Work Relationship; Predictor Variables; Ethnicity; Racial Differences; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Institutional Characteristics; Job Satisfaction; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Marital Status; Academic Rank (Professional); Research; Time Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Prädiktor; Ethnizität; Rassenunterschied; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familienstand; Forschung; Zeitmanagement
Abstract	Very few studies have examined issues of work-life balance among faculty of different racial/ethnic backgrounds. Utilizing data from Harvard University's Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education project, this study examined predictors of work-life balance for 2953 faculty members from 69 institutions. The final sample consisted of 1059 (36%) Asian American faculty, 512 (17%) African American faculty, 359 (12%) Latina/o faculty, and 1023 (35%) White/Caucasian faculty. There were 1184 (40%) women faculty and 1769 (60%) men faculty. The predictors of worklife balance included faculty characteristics, departmental/institutional characteristics and support, and faculty satisfaction with work. While African American women faculty reported less work-life balance than African American men, the reverse was true for Latina/o faculty. In addition, White faculty who were single with no children were significantly less likely to report having work-life balance than their married counterparts with children. Faculty rank was a significant positive predictor of work-life balance for all faculty. Notably, the findings highlight the importance of department and institutional support for making personal/family obligations and an academic career compatible. Institutional support for making personal/family obligations and an academic career compatible was consistently the strongest positive predictor of perceived work-life balance for all faculty. In addition, satisfaction with time spent on research had positive associations with work-life balance for all faculty, highlighting how faculty from all racial/ethnic backgrounds value being able to spend enough time on their own research. (As Provided).
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