Trajectories of satisfaction with work–family reconciliation among midlife employees: the role of family-related factors and quality of life
Subas Neupane, Tea Lallukka, Aino Salonsalmi, Eija Haukka, Päivi Leino-Arjas · 2024
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Subas Neupane and co-authors follow how satisfied midlife workers feel about juggling job and family across sixteen years. Their 2024 study uses a Helsinki survey of city employees first interviewed at ages forty to fifty and re-surveyed three times. Growth models sorted the workers into satisfaction paths rather than assuming one average trend.
Two paths appeared: a low satisfaction group holding just under half of women and over half of men, and a high group. Young children pushed women toward the low path, while school-age children oddly eased men's membership in it. Strong emotional well-being protected both sexes from the low path. Good physical functioning helped women as well. The authors show reconciliation is a long arc, shaped by children's ages and the worker's own reserves.
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| CREATOR | Subas Neupane, Tea Lallukka, Aino Salonsalmi, Eija Haukka, Päivi Leino-Arjas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |