The Effect of Union Type on Work-Life Conflict in Five European Countries

Autor/in	Kasearu, Kairi
Titel	The Effect of Union Type on Work-Life Conflict in Five European Countries
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 93 (2009) 3, S.549-567 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-008-9432-3
Schlagwörter	Individual Characteristics; Conflict; Family Work Relationship; Foreign Countries; Spouses; Cross Cultural Studies; Marital Status; Family Characteristics; Demography; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Indicators; Quality of Life; Estonia; Germany; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Konflikt; Ausland; Ehepartner; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Familienstand; Demografie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Lebensqualität; Estland; Deutschland; Slowenien; Schweden; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper explores the strategies for reconciling family and work in different union types. The focus here is on investigating how cohabiting and married individuals perceive the work-life conflict in different European countries. To test the union type impact on work-life balance in the context of different societal conditions, this paper draws on 2004 ESS data from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Slovenia and Estonia (European Social Survey 2004). The pooled country data are examined to analyze the association between work-life conflict and socio-demographic, as well as family-level characteristics of individuals. The findings did not demonstrate uniform differences in the work-life conflict of married and cohabiting couples. However, a higher degree of work-life conflict among Swedish cohabiting women was still significant when controlling for individual characteristics, household composition and working conditions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10