Abstract
The study explored the role of work/family conflict and workplace social support in predicting home health workers’ mental distress using a sample of home health workers in Central Texas (n = 150). The result of multivariate analysis showed that work/family conflict increased mental distress, while client support and organizational support decreased mental distress. In addition to the direct effects, client support was found to buffer the negative impact of work/family conflict. Findings call attention to the ways to reduce work/family conflict and increase workplace social support in efforts to promote home health workers’ mental well-being.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-182 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Home Health Care Management and Practice |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- home health workers
- mental health
- work-family conflict
- workplace social support