Factors associated with work-family conflict stress among African American women

Soc Work Public Health. 2012;27(4):307-29. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2011.560819.

Abstract

Job demands and workplace culture variables associated with work-family conflict stress, in addition to workplace racial bias, were examined for a national sample of 607 African American women in 16 Fortune 1000 companies. Similar to other studies, women in this sample who had dependents were younger, had supervisory responsibilities, and experienced a less positive workplace culture, and those in professional job positions with high job demand were most likely to experience work-family stress. Married women who experienced a more subtle form of workplace racial bias reported more work-family conflict stress. Implications for social work policy, practice, and research are considered.

MeSH terms

  • Black or African American / psychology*
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
  • Commerce
  • Family Conflict* / ethnology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Marital Status
  • Occupational Health
  • Organizational Culture
  • Prejudice
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Work
  • Stress, Psychological* / ethnology
  • Women's Health
  • Work Schedule Tolerance
  • Workforce
  • Workplace*