Abstract
Background
Positive work environment is the corner stone for control and relief of work to family conflict (WFC).
Objectives
To determine the prevalence work-family spillovers and to study the relations between them and work environment characteristics among full-time female employees at Tanta University Medical Campus.
Participants and methods
A cross-sectional study was carried among female employees working in the five faculties that are present at Tanta University Medical Campus. A total of 442 female workers were recruited. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire including personal characteristics, work-related data, and home responsibilities. Job characteristics scales, work to family, and family to work spillovers scales were used to study their correlation.
Results
Participants’ mean age was 39.87 ± 10.07 years. Approximately half of participants had moderate degrees of both positive and negative work to family and family to work spillovers. Significant positive correlation was detected between skills discretion and both of positive work to family and family to work spillovers (r = 0.361, r = 0.288, P = 0. 0.001, respectively); similar relations were reported regarding decision authority, coworkers’ support, and supervisors’ support. The negative work to family and family to work spillovers significantly increased by increasing in work demands (r = 0. 0.315, r = 0.218, P = 0. 0.001, respectively). Significant and negative correlations were found between each of skills discretion and supervisors’ support scales and the negative impact of family to work spillover (r = − 0.130; P = 0.006, r = − 0.167; P = 0.001, respectively).
Conclusion
The prevalence of both positive and negative work to family and family to work spillovers was relatively high. Significant relations were detected between work-family spillovers and work environment characteristics regarding skills discretion, work demands, decision authority, coworkers, and supervisors’ support.
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Hanaa Abdelaziz Zayed participated in data collection, statistical analysis and was a major contributor in writing and revision of the manuscript. Ibrahim Ali Kabbash was responsible for the concept of the paper, statistical analysis of data and shared in writing and revision of the manuscript. Rania Moustafa El-Sallamy participated in data collection, statistical analysis and writing of the paper. Sanaa Abd El-fatah Abdo was a major contributor in preparation of questionnaire and data collection.
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Zayed, H.A., Kabbash, I.A., El-Sallamy, R.M. et al. Work environment characteristics as determinants of work to family conflict among working females, Egypt. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 43985–43991 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13884-9
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