Maintaining Family Life Under Shiftwork Schedules: A Case Study of a New Zealand Petrochemical Plant
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T recent reviews of the shiftwork literature (Gadbois, 2004; Perrucci et al., 2007) each concluded that the impact of shiftwork on family life has been neglected within both the mainstream shiftwork literature and research on work and the family. Perrucci et al. (2007) criticised previous research for an over reliance on generalised, quantitative, self-report measures of shiftworkers’ perceptions. They suggested that future research should pay greater attention to the complex inter-relationships between individual and family choices and the structural constraints within specific workplaces and social contexts. Gadbois (2004) also noted that most research has utilised quantitative, self-report measures to identify relationships between different shift systems and the reported impairment of various components of shiftworkers’ home life. He suggested that this work needs to be complemented by detailed, qualitative studies of family life in shiftwork families and identified three main issues requiring Maintaining Family Life Under Shiftwork Schedules: A Case Study of a New Zealand Petrochemical Plant
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