Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Working Carers in Europe and How Their Caring Responsibilities Impact Work–Family Life Conflict: Analysis of the European Quality of Life Survey
Originally published 2024-12-02 · Healthcare
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/healthcare12232415 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Relevant to decisions about coordination between workplaces and community care services; the original evidence concerns 15656 employed adult respondents across European care regimes.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
Which parts of work-family conflict require support beyond the employer?
This reading brings care responsibilities, working conditions and the wider organization of formal care into the collaboration pathway. The european quality of life survey secondary analysis offers a specific workplace lens on how employment and family life meet.
Study context
15656 employed adult respondents across European care regimes
Age / stage: Working adults with varied care responsibilities
Read with three questions
- How did the researchers define and assess caring circumstances, working conditions and demographic blocks?
- What does the study design allow us to conclude about cross-country care regimes and the limited variance explained?
- What would need to be checked before adopting coordination between workplaces and community care services?
Keep the limits in view
Survey regression is observational; country-level care contexts vary and the model explains only part of work-family conflict.
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Valentina Hlebec; Miriam Hurtado Monarres; Zdenka Šadl (2024). Working Carers in Europe and How Their Caring Responsibilities Impact Work–Family Life Conflict: Analysis of the European Quality of Life Survey Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232415
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