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Double Jeopardy: The Costs of Caring at Work and at Home.

PB90154667

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Marshall, N. L.; Barnett, R. C.; Baruch, G. K.; Pleck, J. H.
Page Count	22
Abstract	An examination was undertaken of whether women responsible for caring both at home and at work face a double jeopardy. This research was part of a larger study of occupational stress and health among 404 women employed as social workers or licensed practical nurses. The sample was randomly drawn from women aged 25 to 55 years, living in eastern Massachusetts, and listed in the registries of these two occupations. Of the 404 women, 326 responded reporting that their jobs always or almost always involved responsibility for clients or patients. Each woman was interviewed for an average of 2 hours with questions, both close ended and open ended, about her job, her family and friends, and her mental and physical health. The nurses and social workers interviewed cared for children, parents, other relatives and friends. When this caring taxed their personal and material resources, or when they experienced contagion stress from exposure to other's problems, they suffered greater psychological distress, reduced well being and poorer health. To reduce the cost of caring, the demands associated with caregiving can be reduced and the costs of caregiving at work can be reduced through reduced caseloads and provision of adequate material resources and supportive supervision. It is also important that the man in the home take his turn at remaining in the home to care for an ailing family member and that other tasks be more equally shared.
Keywords	Stress(Psychology) Family relations Employment Females Health Roles(Behavior) Quality of life Attitudes Job stress Occupational safety and health Women Health providers Mental health Social workers Licensed practical nurses
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	92B - Psychology 92C - Social Concerns 57T - Psychiatry
Corporate Authors	Wellesley Coll., MA. Center for Research on Women.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Draft rept. (Final).
NTIS Issue Number	199008

Double Jeopardy: The Costs of Caring at Work and at Home.

Double Jeopardy: The Costs of Caring at Work and at Home.
PB90154667

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Marshall, N. L.; Barnett, R. C.; Baruch, G. K.; Pleck, J. H.
Page Count	22
Abstract	An examination was undertaken of whether women responsible for caring both at home and at work face a double jeopardy. This research was part of a larger study of occupational stress and health among 404 women employed as social workers or licensed practical nurses. The sample was randomly drawn from women aged 25 to 55 years, living in eastern Massachusetts, and listed in the registries of these two occupations. Of the 404 women, 326 responded reporting that their jobs always or almost always involved responsibility for clients or patients. Each woman was interviewed for an average of 2 hours with questions, both close ended and open ended, about her job, her family and friends, and her mental and physical health. The nurses and social workers interviewed cared for children, parents, other relatives and friends. When this caring taxed their personal and material resources, or when they experienced contagion stress from exposure to other's problems, they suffered greater psychological distress, reduced well being and poorer health. To reduce the cost of caring, the demands associated with caregiving can be reduced and the costs of caregiving at work can be reduced through reduced caseloads and provision of adequate material resources and supportive supervision. It is also important that the man in the home take his turn at remaining in the home to care for an ailing family member and that other tasks be more equally shared.
Keywords	Stress(Psychology) Family relations Employment Females Health Roles(Behavior) Quality of life Attitudes Job stress Occupational safety and health Women Health providers Mental health Social workers Licensed practical nurses
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	92B - Psychology 92C - Social Concerns 57T - Psychiatry
Corporate Authors	Wellesley Coll., MA. Center for Research on Women.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Draft rept. (Final).
NTIS Issue Number	199008