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https://doi.org/10.31299/hrri.62.1.1
Predictors of work-family conflict among employed parents of children with disabilities in Croatia
Ana Šimunić
; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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Matilda Nikolić Ivanišević
; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Ana Slišković
; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Andrea Tokić
; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Jelena Ombla
; Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The aim of this study was to determine the personal, family, and work-related factors that predict family-towork conflict (FWC) and work-to-family conflict (WFC) among working parents with children with disabilities in Croatia. An online questionnaire was completed by 572 employed parents (90.4% mothers) of children with disabilities aged up to 19 years. Hierarchical regression analyses were performed in three steps - 1. Personal; 2. Family; 3. Work factors - with WFC and FWC as the criteria. The total explained variance of WFC was 42% and that of FWC was 41%. Greater WFC was predicted by a more frequent use of ‘putting into perspective’ as an emotional regulation strategy, lower number of children, lower worktime predictability, lower social support at work, lower satisfaction with personal income, as well as higher psychological work demands. Greater FWC was predicted by a higher level of education, lower self-efficacy, greater appreciation for life, more frequent use of the other-blame emotional regulation strategy, reduced ability to manage free time, greater parental stress, greater psychological work demands, and lower satisfaction with personal income. These results imply that work-family conflict could be reduced by taking personal, family, and work domain variables into account when developing support policies.
Ključne riječi
Work-to-family Conflict; Family-to-work Conflict; Working Parents; Children with Disabilities; Personal, Family, and Work-related Predictors
Hrčak ID:
348358
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Datum izdavanja:
29.6.2026.
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