Work-Family Conflict and Family Role Performance Among Collegiate Athletic Trainers

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CONTEXT: Work-life balance continues to be a focal point of athletic training research, particularly due to the job challenges and demands of health care providers. Despite a large body of literature, much is still unexplored, especially in the area of family role performance (FRP).

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between work-family conflict (WFC), FRP, and various demographic variables among athletic trainers employed in the collegiate setting.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional online survey.

SETTING: Collegiate setting.

PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: A total of 586 collegiate athletic trainers (females = 374, males = 210, sex variant or nonconforming = 1, preferred not to answer = 1).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Data were collected through an online survey (Qualtrics) in which participants responded to demographic questions and previously validated WFC and FRP scales. Demographic data were reported and analyzed for descriptive information and frequencies. Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to identify differences among groups.

RESULTS: Participants' mean scores were 28.19 ± 6.01 and 45.86 ± 11.55 for the FRP and WFC scales, respectively. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed differences between men and women for WFC scores (U = 344 667, P = .021). The FRP score was moderately negatively correlated with the WFC total score (rs[584] = -0.497, P < .001) and predicted the WFC score (b = 72.02, t582 = -13.30, P = .001). The Mann-Whitney U test demonstrated that married athletic trainers (47.20 ± 11.92) had higher WFC scores than those who were not married (43.48 ± 11.78; U = 19847.00, P = .003). Mann-Whitney U analysis (U = 32 096.00, P = .001) also revealed a difference between collegiate athletic trainers with children (48.16 ± 12.44) and those without children (44.68 ± 10.90).

CONCLUSIONS: Collegiate athletic trainers experienced more WFC with marriage and having children. We propose that the time required to raise a family and build relationships may cause WFC due to time incongruencies. Athletic trainers want to be able to spend time with their families; however, when such time is highly limited, then WFC increases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Journal of athletic training - 58(2023), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 381-386

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singe, Stephanie M [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez, Melanie [VerfasserIn]
Cairns, Alexandrya [VerfasserIn]
Eason, Christianne M [VerfasserIn]
Rynkiewicz, Kelsey [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Family performance
Journal Article
Parenthood
Professional role
Work-life interface

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Date Completed 10.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4085/227.22

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359196292