A study of the determinants of work-to-family conflict among hospital nurses in Belgium

• DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12233
• Publication Date: 2014-05-29T10:44:49Z
• Authors: Lieve Lembrechts; Vickie Dekocker; Patrizia Zanoni; Valeria Pulignano
• Keywords: Overtime; Work–family conflict

This study examines the relative impact of three sources work-to-family conflict among hospital nurses: work-family policy use (childcare assistance, schedule flexibility, part-time work), job dimensions (work overload, autonomy, overtime hours, night shifts, regularity in type shift, weekend work, hierarchical position, variation tasks) and organisational support (physician/co-worker support).Many studies claim that are more important than use, a relation has not been fully investigated. attempts to fill this gap by empirically assessing these on nurses' conflict.Four hundred fifty Belgian nurses completed web survey. The were analysed using linear regression.Organisational influences conflict, above beyond dimensions, while no influence. Physician co-worker have unique decreasing effect, work overload hours increase conflict.Organisational support, lack absence reduce whereas does not.To retain attract reducing hospitals should (only) rely policies but also invest adapted dimensions.