Working parent friendly schools: the role of school instrumental support in work-family conflict

Instrumental support can foster or ameliorate parent experiences of work-family conflict. Based on theories relating social support to stress, a framework for considering how school support affects work-family conflict is proposed and tested. Parent experiences of instrumental support (school schedu...

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Published in:Community, work & family work & family, 2013-05, Vol.16 (2), p.164-190
Main Authors: Ryan, Ann Marie, Huth, Megan, Massman, Adam, Westring, Alyssa J., Bannan, Ryan, D'Mello, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
apoyo instrumental
Community
Community Structure
Conflict resolution
conflicto de trabajo-familia
Delivery Systems
escuela
Family Work Relationship
family-interference-with-work
instrumental support
interferencia familiar con trabajo
interferencia trabajo con familiar
Parents
Schools
Social Support
Stress
Transportation
Volunteers
work-family conflict
work-interference-with-family
Work-life balance
Working parents
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Summary:Instrumental support can foster or ameliorate parent experiences of work-family conflict. Based on theories relating social support to stress, a framework for considering how school support affects work-family conflict is proposed and tested. Parent experiences of instrumental support (school schedules, school service provision, and staff accessibility) and school demands on parents (volunteer and homework involvement) were investigated in relation to levels of work-family conflict. Work demands were related to both family-interference-with-work and work-interference-with family; family demands related only to time-based family-interference-with-work. Perceptions of school scheduling as supportive were related negatively to both time- and strain-based work-interference-with family, whereas perceptions of school transportation services were related to both time- and strain-based family-interference-with-work. No buffering effects of these types of support were found. Implications for how community organizations can play a role in ameliorating work-family conflict are discussed.
ISSN:1366-8803
1469-3615
DOI:10.1080/13668803.2012.735482