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Assessing the relationship betweenwork-family conflict and smoking

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  • Nelson, C.C.
  • Li, Y.
  • Sorensen, G.
  • Berkman, L.F.

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Objectives. We examined the relationship between smoking and work-family conflict among a sample of New England long-term-care facility workers. Methods. To collect data, we conducted in-person, structured interviews with workers in 4 extended-care facilities. Results. There was a strong association between smoking likelihood and work-family conflict. Workers who experienced both stress at home from work issues (i.e., work-to-home conflict) and stress at work from personal issues (i.e., home-to-work conflict) had 3.1 times higher odds of smoking than those who did not experience these types of conflict. Workers who experienced home-to-work conflict had an odds of 2.3 compared with those who did not experience this type of conflict, and workers who experienced work-to-home conflict had an odds of 1.6 compared with workers who did not experience this type of conflict. Conclusions. The results of this study indicate that there is a robust relationship between work-family conflict and smoking, but that this relationship is dependent upon the total amount of conflict experienced and the direction of the conflict.

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  • Nelson, C.C. & Li, Y. & Sorensen, G. & Berkman, L.F., 2012. "Assessing the relationship betweenwork-family conflict and smoking," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(9), pages 1767-1772.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300413_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300413
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