Browsing by Author "Koreshi SY"

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    Becoming an informal care-giver: The role of work status incongruence
    (Cambridge University Press, 2022-02-10) Koreshi SY; Alpass F
    The ageing of the workforce suggests that many older adults will be combining work and care. While there is extensive evidence for the impact of informal care-giving on paid employment, there is less research on how work status may influence the provision of informal care. It has also yet to be established whether work preferences may influence the uptake of care-giving responsibilities, particularly for older workers. We investigated the impact of work status congruence on taking up informal care at two-year follow-up. A sample of 1,211 employed participants aged 55–70 years was surveyed over two consecutive waves. Involuntary part-time workers were more likely to provide care at Time 1 than involuntary full-timers, voluntary part-timers and voluntary full-timers. Participants were more likely to take up care if the opportunity costs of doing so were low, however, only for those whose preferences for more work were not met. There were no moderating effects of gender and economic living standards on the relationship between work status incongruence and provision of care-giving. Understanding the decision-making processes older workers undertake when taking up informal care are complex and must consider the influence of personal work preferences. These findings have implications for care and work-based policy given the importance of informal care in sustaining ageing-in-place policies.
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    Reconciling Paid Work and Informal Caregiving Among Older Adults: Implications for Work Interference With Family.
    (Oxford University Press, 2023-10-06) Koreshi SY; Alpass F; Leggett AN
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many older adults who combine paid work and informal caregiving responsibilities are often in work arrangements that differ from their preference. There is reason to believe that such work status incongruence may lead to work interference with family (WIF). In response, many governments have policies that support flexible work arrangements (FWA) to help individuals manage work and family commitments. This paper examines whether work status preferences contribute to WIF for older adults who combine work and care and whether the use of flexible work arrangements moderates this relationship. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The study included 610 informal caregivers (aged 55-70 years) in paid employment who participated in either the 2018 or 2020 waves of the New Zealand Health, Work and Retirement study. Using a simple moderation analysis with demographic controls, the effects of work status preferences and FWAs on WIF were estimated. RESULTS: After controlling for confounds, significant main effects were found for both work status preferences and flexible work arrangements on WIF. The moderation analysis revealed that involuntary part-timers using flexible time-off arrangements reported lower levels of WIF. However, other types of flexible work arrangements did not moderate the relationship between work status preferences and WIF. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: These findings suggest that work status preferences can contribute to WIF, but not all types of flexible work arrangements alleviate it. Policy initiatives designed to reduce WIF for those combining work and care should consider accounting for differences in the work status preferences of older workers.
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    Reflection in I-O psychology: Herding sheep
    (Cambridge University Press, 2023-03-09) Kennedy B; Stiles-Smith B; Koreshi SY
    Modelling a process of reflection and reflexivity, Hyland (2023) has demonstrated a means by which I-O psychology can better produce innovative solutions for complex, multicausal, adaptive problems. Reflection and reflexivity call for identification of biases, assumptions, evaluation of Outcome, and adjustment of action. We agree that philosophy of science provides a systematic framework and that the challenge to consider what future we envision is timely. Nearly 50 years ago, Kerr’s (1975) now classic article pointed out the folly of rewarding A while hoping for B. If, as a discipline and profession, we are to realize the potential of I-O psychology to address complex human issues then perhaps this is the time to do something other than more of A. We agree that reflection and reflexivity are fit for that purpose and need to be embedded in curricula. As educators and practitioners, our experience is that it not only can be incorporated into academic and professional preparation, but that doing so pays dividends.
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    Understanding the use of Flexible Work Arrangements Among Older New Zealand Caregivers
    (SAGE Publications, 2023-05) Koreshi SY; Alpass F
    Flexibility in the workplace has been suggested to promote prolonged employment among older workers. This study focuses on the question of whether the use of flexible work arrangements (FWAs) differs between caregivers and non-caregivers and how potential differences can be explained. Participants were 296 carers and 1611 non-carers (aged 55–70 years) who completed the 2018 Health, Work and Retirement survey and were in paid employment. Hierarchical regression was used to investigate caregiving as an independent predictor of use of FWAs after controlling for demographic and work-related variables. Results show that caregivers on average used more FWAs than non-caregivers, including flexible work hours, flexible schedules and time off. Differences in FWAs use between caregivers and non-caregivers cannot be explained by differences in socio demographic and work characteristics. The use of FWAs warrants attention in discussions about prolonged employment and reconciliation of care and work among older adults.