Reconciling Paid Work and Informal Caregiving Among Older Adults: Implications for Work Interference With Family.

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dc.citation.issue9
dc.citation.volume7
dc.contributor.authorKoreshi SY
dc.contributor.authorAlpass F
dc.contributor.editorLeggett AN
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-04T03:13:53Z
dc.date.available2024-07-04T03:13:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-06
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND 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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dc.edition.edition2023
dc.format.paginationigad115-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38024332
dc.identifier.citationKoreshi SY, Alpass F. (2023). Reconciling Paid Work and Informal Caregiving Among Older Adults: Implications for Work Interference With Family.. Innov Aging. 7. 9. (pp. igad115-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/geroni/igad115
dc.identifier.eissn2399-5300
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2399-5300
dc.identifier.numberigad115
dc.identifier.piiigad115
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70086
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.publisher.urihttps://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article/7/9/igad115/7293241
dc.relation.isPartOfInnov Aging
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjectInformal caregiving
dc.subjectOlder adults
dc.titleReconciling Paid Work and Informal Caregiving Among Older Adults: Implications for Work Interference With Family.
dc.typeJournal article
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