Although researchers argue that single parents perceive more work-family conflict than married parents, little research has examined nuances in such differences. Using data from the 2002 National Study of Changing Workforce (N = 1,430), this study examines differences in home-to-job conflict by marital status and gender among employed parents. Findings indicate that single mothers feel more hom...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the family economy by threatening job security, which been acting as a source of stress for fathers. Social distancing increased father-child interaction time and burden parenting. parenting levels fathers increased, mental health problems such depression anxiety were induced. This was reported to be more serious in vulnerable groups, according race...

Research has confirmed a motherhood penalty and fatherhood bonus at work. Employers, it appears, regard mothers and fathers differently from one another and differently from non-parents. We have yet to systematically explore whether mothers exhibit fewer prowork behaviors than fathers and non-parents or whether fathers engage in more of them than mothers and non-parents. This article draws on n...

In research on fatherhood premiums and motherhood penalties in career-related outcomes, employers’ discriminatory behaviours are often argued to constitute a possible explanation for observed gender gaps. However, there is as yet no conclusive evidence of such discrimination. Utilizing a field experiment design, we test (i) whether job applicants are subject to recruitment discrimination on the...

the purpose of the present study was to compare the mental health status of fathers and mothers (n = 191; 59.6% mothers) of children with educable mental disabilities on various dimensions including, depression, anxiety, physical complains, and social functioning. the sampling method was multilayer, cluster sampling from special education schools in mashhad. the general health questionnaire (gh...

This study investigates the impact of fathers’ religious and family involvement on work-family conflict, workfamily fit, job satisfaction, and marital satisfaction. The sample consists of employed, married fathers and their spouses from the 2001 Marriott School of Management Alumni Work and Family Survey (n = 210). Fathers’ family involvement was related to less work-life conflict, greater work...