Abstract
Nursing is a female-dominated profession and is commonly considered as a stressful and challenging job. The nature of the nurses’ work, which is highly demanding, brings about difficulties in balancing work and family life, further resulting in work-family conflict. Apart from workplace stressors, work-family conflict has been identified as one of the factors that can threaten nurses' psychological health. This literature review thus sought to identify the factors associated with nurses’ experience of work-family conflict and its consequences to their psychological health. Accordingly, this literature review found that nurses’ work characteristics, namely, shift work, job demand and individual factors, significantly influence work-family conflict, which may in turn affect their psychological health in several ways. Future research should focus on positive conditions or resource-based perspectives that can help nurses in reducing work-family conflict and enhancing their health and well-being.
Highlights
According to the International Council of Nurses, a nurse refers to an individual who has completed basic nursing courses and is qualified and authorized by the professional bodies in his or her country to promote good health and provide direct care for the sick (WHO, 2017)
This study identified two theories, namely, the role theory and conservation of resource (COR) theory, which explain the relationship between work-family conflict and psychological health
This study reviewed the factors associated with nurses’ work-family conflict and its subsequent effect on their psychological health
Summary
According to the International Council of Nurses, a nurse refers to an individual who has completed basic nursing courses and is qualified and authorized by the professional bodies in his or her country to promote good health and provide direct care for the sick (WHO, 2017). Dumit, & Osman, 2014; Davey, Cummings, Newburn-Cook, & Lo, 2009; Jenaro et al, 2011; Roelen et al, 2014) and higher turnover rates (Chan, Tam, Lung, Wong & Chau, 2013). Due to their stressful and challenging profession, nurses face difficulties in balancing their work and family life, experiencing work-family conflict. Given that nurses’ psychological health is vital to the healthcare industry, the objectives of this literature review is to identify the factors which contribute to work-family conflict among nurses and its subsequent effect on their psychological health
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