an article by Tarani Chandola (University of Manchester, UK) and Cara L, Meena Kumari and Michaela Benzeval (University of Essex, UK) published in Sociology Volume 53 Issue 4 (August 2019)
Abstract
Debates around the benefits of flexible work arrangements for employee well-being are limited by a lack of empirical analyses on whether flexible working enables employees with work or family stressors to cope with their levels of stress.
This study examines whether the availability and use of different flexible work arrangements are associated with lower allostatic load (an index of chronic stress-related biomarkers) in a large representative study of UK adults. Male and female employees who made use of reduced hours working arrangements had lower levels of allostatic load.
Among women caring for two or more children aged under 15, there was a difference of almost one unit of the allostatic load index (an additional biomarker risk) between women who used reduced hours flexible work and those without such arrangements.
Reduced hours flexible work arrangements could enable women who combine work and family roles to reduce their levels of chronic stress.
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Hazel’s comment:
I would have loved to be able to work part-time when I had four young children at home but then I would not have earned enough money to be able to look after them properly! This is a dilemma many women still face today.
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