The link between nonstandard work and parental distress among new parents: Coparenting as a moderator

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI:10.1111/fare.13144

Ruiqi Feng, Douglas M. Teti

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Abstract

Objective

The present study examines the link between nonstandard work schedules and parental distress in mothers and fathers during the transition to parenthood, examining coparenting as a moderator.

Background

Existing research suggests negative effects of nonstandard work schedules on employees' health. Such impact may be particularly strong among parents transitioning to parenthood, when family stress is high. Very little work has been done examining these linkages in mothers and fathers transitioning to parenthood.

Method

Parental reports of coparenting quality and distress (depressive, anxious, and hostile symptoms) were assessed in 124 parents at 6 months postpartum. The mean numbers of nonstandard work shifts were assessed at 1, 3, and 6 months. Multiple regression was conducted to test hypotheses.

Results

Coparenting quality moderated the link between nonstandard work and distress only among mothers. Mothers working more nonstandard schedules had higher distress, but that link was attenuated when coparenting quality was high. Among fathers, only coparenting quality was associated with lower distress. Prenatal to postnatal change in nonstandard work was statistically controlled.

Conclusion

Higher coparenting quality serves as a protector of the impact of nonstandard work schedules on maternal distress for first time mothers, and mothers were more impacted by nonstandard work schedules than fathers.

Implications

Mothers in the early postpartum are particularly vulnerable to the negative impacts of nonstandard work on overall well-being. Fathers' involvement and support appears to be critically important in helping mothers adapt to the stress of nonstandard work when adjusting to new parenthood.

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新晋父母的非标准工作与父母痛苦之间的联系：共同养育的调节作用

目的本研究旨在探讨非标准工作时间表与父母在过渡到为人父母期间的父母痛苦之间的联系，并检验父母教养作为调节因素。现有研究表明，非标准工作时间对员工健康有负面影响。当家庭压力很大时，这种影响在父母过渡到为人父母的过程中可能尤其强烈。在母亲和父亲过渡到为人父母的过程中，研究这些联系的工作很少。方法对124对产后6个月父母报告的亲子关系质量和痛苦（抑郁、焦虑和敌对症状）进行评估。在1个月、3个月和6个月时评估非标准轮班的平均次数。采用多元回归对假设进行检验。结果仅在母亲中，父母教养质量调节了非标准工作与痛苦之间的关系。工作时间不规范的母亲会有更大的痛苦，但当父母教养质量高时，这种联系就会减弱。在父亲中，只有养育质量与较低的痛苦有关。非标准工作产前产后变化有统计学控制。结论较高的父母教养质量在非标准工作时间对初为母亲母亲痛苦的影响中起保护作用，且母亲受非标准工作时间的影响大于父亲。产后早期的母亲特别容易受到非标准工作对整体幸福感的负面影响。父亲的参与和支持似乎在帮助母亲适应新父母身份时适应非标准工作的压力方面至关重要。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.