Examination of the double burden hypothesis—a systematic review of work–family conflict and sickness absence
dc.contributor.author | Nilsen, Wendy | |
dc.contributor.author | Skipstein, Anni | |
dc.contributor.author | Østby, Kristian Amundsen | |
dc.contributor.author | Mykletun, Arnstein | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-11T13:05:16Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-04T10:32:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-11T13:05:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-04T10:32:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nilsen W, Skipstein A, Østby KA, Mykletun A. Examination of the double burden hypothesis—a systematic review of work–family conflict and sickness absence. European Journal of Public Health. 2017 | language |
dc.identifier.issn | 1101-1262 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1464-360X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/5050 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Women consistently have higher sickness absence than men. The double-burden hypothesis suggests this is due to higher work–family burden in women than men. The current study aimed to systematically review prospective studies of work–family conflict and subsequent sickness absence. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in the electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, and Embase with subject heading terms and keywords with no language or time restrictions. Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and read full-texts with pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Eight included studies (n = 40 856 respondents) measure perceived work–family conflict and subsequent sickness absence. We found moderate evidence for a positive relationship between work–family conflict and subsequent sickness absence, and that women experience higher levels of work–family conflict than men. Conclusion: Work–family conflict is associated with later sickness absence, and work–family conflict is more common for women than for men. This indicates that work–family conflict may contribute to the gender gap in sick leave. However, further studies are needed to confirm whether this relationship is causal. | language |
dc.language.iso | en | language |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | language |
dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx054 | |
dc.rights | (c) The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com | language |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Gender | language |
dc.subject | Illness | language |
dc.subject | Sick leave | language |
dc.title | Examination of the double burden hypothesis—a systematic review of work–family conflict and sickness absence | language |
dc.type | Journal article | language |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | language |
dc.date.updated | 2017-05-11T13:05:16Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | language |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx054 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1469686 | |
dc.source.journal | European Journal of Public Health | |
dc.relation.projectID | Norges forskningsråd: 218373 |
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