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Long Hours and Longings: Australian Children's Views of Fathers' Work and Family Time
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Abstract Using two waves of paired data from a population sample of 10- to 13-year-old Australian children (5,711 father–child observations), the authors consider how the hours, schedules, intensity, and flexibility of fathers' jobs are associated with children's views about fathers' work and family time. A ... view more
Using two waves of paired data from a population sample of 10- to 13-year-old Australian children (5,711 father–child observations), the authors consider how the hours, schedules, intensity, and flexibility of fathers' jobs are associated with children's views about fathers' work and family time. A third of the children studied considered that their father works too much, one eighth wished that he did not work at all, and one third wanted more time with him or did not enjoy time together. Logistic regression modeling revealed that working on weekends, being time pressured, being unable to vary start and stop times, and working long hours generated negative views in children about fathers' jobs and time together. The time dilemmas generated by fathers' work devotions and demands are salient to and subjectively shared by their children.... view less
Keywords
fatherhood; work-family balance; child well-being; working hours; family work; time budgeting; Australia
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Free Keywords
time use; Growing Up in Australia, Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), waves 4 and 5
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 965-982
Journal
Journal of Marriage and Family, 79 (2017) 4
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/208386
ISSN
1741-3737
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications