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Identification and verification of demands and resources within a work–life fit framework: evidence from the Australian construction industry

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Pages 268-287 | Received 26 Sep 2013, Accepted 08 Jun 2014, Published online: 16 Jul 2014
 

Abstract

Demands and resources are central to work–life fit. However, they are often not clearly defined within the work–life literature, lack consistency and/or are ambiguous or too narrowly defined. Furthermore, there has been more emphasis on the work and family domains, while the community domain has often been excluded. In seeking to better understand the work–life experience of individuals, interviews were held with nine construction workers to review and verify a full set of specific demands and resources originating in the work, family and community domains in a specific Australian industry. There was evidence of an additional domain of work–life strain relating to personal activities. A total of 112 demands and resources were identified in the research. The structure and nature of work undertaken in the construction industry is different from that in many other industries, therefore the demands and resources identified through the study may not be generalizable to other industries. However, the methodological approach may be applied in other industries to explore industry-specific demands and resources across the work, home, community and personal domains.

Demandas y recursos son centrales en ajuste de trabajo y vida (work–life fit). Sin embargo, éstos dominios no suelen estar claramente definidos en este tipo de literatura, no tienen consistencia, y/o son ambiguos o limitados en su definición. Más aún, hay más énfasis en los dominios de trabajo y familia, mientras que el dominio de la comunidad es frecuentemente excluido. En búsqueda de establecer un mejor entendimiento de las experiencias individuales de trabajo y vida, entrevistas con nueve trabajadores de la construcción fueron conducidas con el propósito de revisar y verificar un juego completo de demandas y recursos originados en los dominios de trabajo, familia y comunidad dentro de un sector específico de la industria Australiana. Se encontró evidencia de un dominio adicional en las presiones de work-life relacionado con actividades personales. Ciento doce demandas y recursos fueron identificados en esta investigación. La estructura y naturaleza del trabajo conducido en la industria de la construcción son diferentes de las demás industrias, por lo tanto las demandas y recursos aquí identificados no son necesariamente generalizables en otras industrias. Sin embargo, la metodología utilizada puede ser aplicada en otras industrias para explorar demandas y recursos específicos en el trabajo, comunidad y dominios personales.

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