Roditeljsko ponašanje zaposlenih roditelja: povezanost s objektivnim obilježjima posla i subjektivnim doživljajem odnosa roditeljske i radne uloge
Parenting Behaviors of Employed Parents: Relationships with Objective Job Characteristics and Subjective Experiences of Parenting- -Work Interaction

Summary/Abstract: Using Belsky's (1984) model of determinants of parenting as a conceptual framework, this paper examines how parenting behavior of employed parents relates to objective job characteristics (work hours, job demands, job autonomy and job flexibility) and parental subjective experiences of parenting-work interaction (importance of parenting and employee role, and work-to-parenting and parenting-to-work conflict). The study encompasses 162 employed fathers and 380 employed mothers with children aged 3 to 16 years. Data were collected by means of on-line questionnaires applied via Internet. The results show that job characteristics are somewhat more related to paternal than to maternal parenting, especially when negative parenting is concerned. Among both mothers and fathers subjective job experiences are more related to parenting than objective job characteristics. The most important predictors of parenting behavior of both mothers and fathers are parenting-to-work conflict and importance of parenting role. Maternal parenting is also related to importance of employee role. Theoretical as well as practical implications of findings are discussed, and directions for future research are given.

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