From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers
There has been much scholarly attention given to the role of women in the labor market throughout the years. While there are plenty of evaluations of ideas and perspectives regarding work-life concepts, there is limited understanding regarding the theoretical foundation of work-life concerns specifi...
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| description | There has been much scholarly attention given to the role of women in the labor market throughout the years. While there are plenty of evaluations of ideas and perspectives regarding work-life concepts, there is limited understanding regarding the theoretical foundation of work-life concerns specifically about mothers. This study aims to provide an overview of theories used to investigate the work-life issues of working mothers. The data were collected from the Web of Science database. A total of 63 research studies examining the work-life challenges faced by employed women were evaluated based on theoretical frameworks. It was seen that identity theory and gender perspective are dominant perspectives in the current literature. In addition, the prevailing work-life perspectives adopted in the studies are work-life balance and work-life conflict. The study offers a detailed examination of the various theoretical perspectives employed in understanding the work-life difficulties encountered by employed mothers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eadd556ccff64de08b0b4e6045bb0a102024-12-19T13:30:27ZengSakarya UniversityAkademik İncelemeler Dergisi1306-78852024-04-0119118820310.17550/akademikincelemeler.141142028From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working MothersMerve Gerçek0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7076-8192KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, HEREKE ÖMER İSMET UZUNYOL MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULUThere has been much scholarly attention given to the role of women in the labor market throughout the years. While there are plenty of evaluations of ideas and perspectives regarding work-life concepts, there is limited understanding regarding the theoretical foundation of work-life concerns specifically about mothers. This study aims to provide an overview of theories used to investigate the work-life issues of working mothers. The data were collected from the Web of Science database. A total of 63 research studies examining the work-life challenges faced by employed women were evaluated based on theoretical frameworks. It was seen that identity theory and gender perspective are dominant perspectives in the current literature. In addition, the prevailing work-life perspectives adopted in the studies are work-life balance and work-life conflict. The study offers a detailed examination of the various theoretical perspectives employed in understanding the work-life difficulties encountered by employed mothers.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3626914çalışan anneleri̇ş-yaşam dengesii̇ş-yaşam çatışmasıworking motherswork-life balancework-life conflict |
| spellingShingle | Merve Gerçek From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi çalışan anneler i̇ş-yaşam dengesi i̇ş-yaşam çatışması working mothers work-life balance work-life conflict |
| title | From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers |
| title_full | From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers |
| title_fullStr | From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers |
| title_short | From Dual Roles to Dynamic Equilibrium: An Overview of Theoretical Perspectives Used in Studies Addressing Work-Life Struggles of Working Mothers |
| title_sort | from dual roles to dynamic equilibrium an overview of theoretical perspectives used in studies addressing work life struggles of working mothers |
| topic | çalışan anneler i̇ş-yaşam dengesi i̇ş-yaşam çatışması working mothers work-life balance work-life conflict |
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