Identity integration matters: The case of parents working from home during the COVID-19 health emergency

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Self and Identity Pub Date : 2021-12-02 DOI:10.1080/15298868.2021.2004217

C. Manzi, Y. Koç, V. Benet‐Martínez, Eleonora Reverberi

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Since February 2020, the world has faced a health emergency due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Two of the first measures adopted by most countries to ensure social distancing were the closure of schools and childcare services, and the mandate to work from home. Millions of parents, while facing the threat of the virus infection, suddenly found themselves locked down in their homes managing workload and care load in single “crowded” spaces. This study tested whether relevant identity structures and individual differences (i.e., work-parent identity integration, identification with family, and identification with work) and contextual factors (i.e., work demands, family demands, and housing conditions) predicted parents’ professional, parental, and mental health outcomes during the lockdown. Data collected in April-2020 from 432 Italian parents working from home during the strict lockdown showed that the main predictor of all outcomes is work-parent identity integration. We provide recommendations for how professionals and organizations can support parents working from home due to COVID-19 or in future lockdowns.

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身份整合问题：新冠肺炎突发卫生事件期间父母在家工作的案例

自2020年2月以来，由于COVID-19的快速传播，全球面临卫生紧急情况。大多数国家为确保保持社会距离而采取的首批措施中，有两项是关闭学校和托儿服务，以及要求在家工作。数百万父母在面临病毒感染威胁的同时，突然发现自己被困在家中，在一个“拥挤”的空间里管理工作量和照顾负荷。本研究测试了相关的身份结构和个体差异(即工作-父母身份整合、对家庭的认同和对工作的认同)以及背景因素(即工作需求、家庭需求和住房条件)是否预测了父母在封锁期间的职业、父母和心理健康结果。2020年4月从432名在严格封锁期间在家工作的意大利父母那里收集的数据显示，所有结果的主要预测因素是工作-父母身份融合。我们就专业人士和组织如何支持因COVID-19或未来封锁而在家工作的父母提供建议。

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Self and Identity PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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5.10

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期刊介绍： Work on self and identity has a special place in the study of human nature, as self-concerns are arguably at the center of individuals" striving for well-being and for making sense of one"s life. Life goals develop and are influenced by one"s view of what one is like, the way one would ideally like to be (or would like to avoid being), as well as one"s perceptions of what is feasible. Furthermore, conceptions of self and the world affect how one"s progress towards these goals is monitored, evaluated, redirected, re-evaluated, and pursued again. Thus, the “self” as a construct has far-reaching implications for behavior, self-esteem, motivation, experience of emotions and the world more broadly, and hence for interpersonal relationships, society, and culture.