Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Returning to Work after Childbirth in Europe: Well-Being, Work-Life Balance, and the Interplay of Supervisor Support
Originally published 2018-02-06 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00068 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Examines supervisor support alongside work–life balance after childbirth, treating formal flexibility and a supportive working relationship as distinct resources.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Independence
Is a return arrangement usable when the supervisor does not support it?
Examines supervisor support alongside work–life balance after childbirth, treating formal flexibility and a supportive working relationship as distinct resources.
Study context
664 female and 749 male employees with children under one in 27 European countries.
Age / stage: Adult parents of infants under one year.
Read with three questions
- How were perceived work–life balance, supervisor support and job wellbeing measured?
- How did their associations differ for women and men?
- Why does a statistical interaction not tell a manager exactly which arrangement will work for one family?
Keep the limits in view
Cross-sectional perceptions cannot establish direction or causality; country and workplace differences may remain despite pooled analysis.
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Ana M. Lucia-Casademunt; Antonia M. García-Cabrera; Laura Padilla-Angulo; Deybbi Cuéllar-Molina (2018). Returning to Work after Childbirth in Europe: Well-Being, Work-Life Balance, and the Interplay of Supervisor Support Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00068
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