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Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors
1247 Effects of a work-family intervention program: a pretest-posttest study
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  1. A Shimazu1,
  2. M Sakka2,
  3. E Obikane3,
  4. M Arima4,
  5. S Doi5,
  6. T Fujiwara5,
  7. T Hasegawa6,
  8. Y Kato7,
  9. N Iwata8,
  10. N Kawakami3,
  11. K Matsudaira9,
  12. K Shimada10,
  13. M Takahashi11,
  14. M Takahashi12,
  15. M Tokita13,
  16. H Uchiyama14,
  17. I Watai14
  1. 1Center for Human Social Science, College of Liberal Arts and Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
  2. 2Global Nursing Research Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  3. 3Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  4. 4Office for Gender Equality and Work Life Balance, Support Centre for Students and Female Staff, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
  5. 5Department of Global Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
  6. 6Department of Human Sciences, Taisho University, Tokyo, Japan
  7. 7Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Aichi, Japan
  8. 8Department of Psychology, Hiroshima International University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
  9. 9Department of Medical Research and Management for Musculoskeletal Pain, 22nd Century Medical and Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  10. 10Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan
  11. 11National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kawasaki, Japan
  12. 12Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  13. 13Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
  14. 14Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Abstract

Introduction The current study examines the effectiveness of a newly developed work-family intervention program on one’s own work-to-family and family-to-work spillovers (both positive and negative) and work-family balance self-efficacy among Japanese dual-earner workers with pre-school child(ren).

Methods The study design was a single-group pre-post comparison. This intervention program was conducted as a pilot study of TWIN (Tokyo Work-life INterface) study III. Participants were eleven workers of a private company in Japan. They were all dual-earner workers with pre-school child(ren). The program consisted of seven 45 min sessions with a two-week interval between them. The outcomes were assessed by a questionnaire at baseline (Time 1) and post-intervention (Time 2). The paired t-test was conducted as an indicator of intervention effect. Effect sizes were calculated using Cohen’s d based on pre-post score differences (Trial registration: UMIN Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000025803).

Results The program showed a medium and favourable intervention effect on work-to-family positive spillover (Cohen’s d=0.53), and small and favourable intervention effects on family-to-work positive spillover (Cohen’s d=0.33) and work-family balance self-efficacy (Cohen’s d=0.39). Unexpectedly, it showed a significantly small and adverse effect on work-to-family negative spillover (Cohen’s d=0.33).

Conclusion The newly developed work-family intervention program was found effective in improving work-family positive spillover (both work-to family and family-to work) and work-family balance self-efficacy among Japanese dual-earner workers with pre-school child(ren).

  • Work-family balance
  • Intervention
  • Spillover

https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-ICOHabstracts.1604

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