TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Shimazu, Akihito
AU - Fujiwara, Takeo
AU - Iwata, Noboru
AU - Kato, Yoko
AU - Kawakami, Norito
AU - Maegawa, Nobuaki
AU - Nakao, Mutsuhiro
AU - Nomiyama, Tetsuo
AU - Takahashi, Miho
AU - Tayama, Jun
AU - Watai, Izumi
AU - Arima, Makiko
AU - Hasegawa, Tomoko
AU - Matsudaira, Ko
AU - Matsuyama, Yutaka
AU - Miyazawa, Yoshimi
AU - Shimada, Kyoko
AU - Takahashi, Masaya
AU - Watanabe, Mayumi
AU - Yamaguchi, Astushige
AU - Adachi, Madoka
AU - Tomida, Makiko
AU - Chen, Di
AU - Doi, Satomi
AU - Hirano, Sachiko
AU - Isokawa, Sanae
AU - Kamijo, Tomoko
AU - Kobayashi, Toshio
AU - Matsuzaki, Kichinosuke
AU - Moridaira, Naoko
AU - Nitto, Yukari
AU - Ogawa, Sayaka
AU - Sakurai, Mariko
AU - Sasaki, Natsu
AU - Tobayama, Mutsuko
AU - Yamauchi, Kanako
AU - Obikane, Erika
AU - Odawara, Miyuki
AU - Sakka, Mariko
AU - Takeuchi, Kazuki
AU - Tokita, Masahito
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Occupational Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Japan Society for Occupational Health.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effectiveness of a newly developed work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health indicators among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren) using a randomized controlled trial with a waitlist. METHODS: Participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to the intervention or the control groups (n = 79 and n = 85, respectively). The program comprised two 3-h sessions with a 1-month interval between them and provided comprehensive skills by including self-management, couple management, and parenting management components. The program sessions were conducted on weekends in a community center room with 3-10 participants. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups. Primary outcomes were work-family balance self-efficacy (WFBSE), four types of work-family spillovers (i.e., work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, work-to-family facilitation, and family-to-work facilitation), psychological distress, and work engagement reported by the participants. RESULTS: The program had significantly pooled intervention effects on WFBSE (P = .031) and psychological distress (P = .014). The effect sizes (Cohen's d) were small, with values of 0.22 at the 1-month follow-up and 0.24 at the 3-month follow-up for WFBSE, and -0.36 at the 3-month follow-up for psychological distress. However, the program had nonsignificant pooled effects on four types of work-family spillovers and work engagement. CONCLUSIONS: The program effectively increased WFBSE and decreased psychological distress among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren).
AB - OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effectiveness of a newly developed work-family life support program on the work-family interface and mental health indicators among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren) using a randomized controlled trial with a waitlist. METHODS: Participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to the intervention or the control groups (n = 79 and n = 85, respectively). The program comprised two 3-h sessions with a 1-month interval between them and provided comprehensive skills by including self-management, couple management, and parenting management components. The program sessions were conducted on weekends in a community center room with 3-10 participants. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups. Primary outcomes were work-family balance self-efficacy (WFBSE), four types of work-family spillovers (i.e., work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, work-to-family facilitation, and family-to-work facilitation), psychological distress, and work engagement reported by the participants. RESULTS: The program had significantly pooled intervention effects on WFBSE (P = .031) and psychological distress (P = .014). The effect sizes (Cohen's d) were small, with values of 0.22 at the 1-month follow-up and 0.24 at the 3-month follow-up for WFBSE, and -0.36 at the 3-month follow-up for psychological distress. However, the program had nonsignificant pooled effects on four types of work-family spillovers and work engagement. CONCLUSIONS: The program effectively increased WFBSE and decreased psychological distress among Japanese dual-earner couples with a preschool child(/ren).
KW - dual-earner couples
KW - mental health
KW - randomized controlled trial
KW - self-efficacy
KW - work engagement
KW - work-family
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U2 - 10.1002/1348-9585.12397
DO - 10.1002/1348-9585.12397
M3 - Article
C2 - 37017650
AN - SCOPUS:85151800324
SN - 1341-9145
VL - 65
SP - e12397
JO - Journal of Occupational Health
JF - Journal of Occupational Health
IS - 1
ER -
