Parent-employment conflict analysis by ordinal regression: a case study of employed parents in Tehran
Social Determinants of Health,
Vol. 10 (2024),
1 January 2024
,
Page 1-12
https://doi.org/10.22037/sdh.v10i1.43240
Abstract
Background: Addressing the evolving dynamics of family structures, the parent-employment conflict (PEC) emerges as a significant conundrum of the current century. This article seeks to delve into the intricate factors influencing PEC among employed parents in Tehran, Iran.
Methods: This study employed a stratified random sampling method across various regions within Tehran province, in 2017. A structured questionnaire, encompassing demographic details, the history of fertility, and attitudes towards childbearing, alongside the delineation of conflicts between professional responsibilities and parental duties used to collect 449 employed parents. Since PEC was an ordinal variable with three categories of low (6-12), middle (12-18), and high (18-30), an ordinal regression method was applied to some selected covariates.
Results: The findings suggest that women comparing to men, those with “secondary and high school” and “diploma” comparing to “master degree and PhD” educational levels, governmental employees comparing to free-lance employees, and those employees working 45 hours and more comparing to employees working less than 40 hours in a week had higher PEC.
Conclusion: In general, unless socialization norms and policymakers’ views adopt social realities, PEC will not reduce. Policymakers should pay more attention to institutionalize of social supports and implement family supportive policies.
- Family Conflict
- Gender Roles
- Iran
- Ordinal Regression
- Tehran
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