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Publication Date: 2009-Oct
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When Work Interferes with Life: Work-Nonwork Interference and the Influence of Work-Related Demands and Resources
Schieman, Scott; Glavin, Paul; Milkie, Melissa A.
American Sociological Review, v74 n6 p966-988 Oct 2009
Using data from a 2005 survey of U.S. workers, we find that a high percentage of employed men and women report that work interferes with nonwork life. This research offers three main contributions: (1) we document the social distribution of work-nonwork interference across social statuses and dimensions of stratification; (2) we develop a conceptual framework that specifies the influence of a comprehensive set of work resources and demands on interference and their contributions to its social distribution; and (3) we advance a "stress of higher status" perspective to understand the paradoxical influence of some work conditions on work-nonwork interference. Findings generally support both the demands hypothesis and the stress of higher status hypothesis, with patterns from both factors contributing substantially to the social distribution of work-nonwork interference. This article refines and elaborates the job demands-resources model with insights from border theory. (Contains 3 footnotes, 4 tables, and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Employment, Quality of Life, Demography, Work Environment, Models, Anxiety, Employment Level, Adults, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Marital Status, Parents, Educational Attainment
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