How can you improve your performance at work? Get more sleep!

May 1, 2019

Data collected during the WFHN study suggests that every minute counts when it comes to work performance! Just 16 minutes of sleep loss can negatively impact work performance the next day. Learn more in ...

A longitudinal look at impact on well-being of job strain by cluster of job demands/resources in two different, growing industries in U.S.

November 8, 2018

A study by WFHN researchers explores changes in well-being over time by cluster of job demands and resources within both the information technology (IT) and long-term health care industires. The patterned clusters include: (1) high strain/low hours, (2) high strain/low hours/shift work, (3) high strain/long hours, (4) active (high demands, high control) and (5) lower strain (lower demands, high control). Read more about A longitudinal look at impact on well-being of job strain by cluster of job demands/resources in two different, growing industries in U.S.

WFHN study finds a better night sleep boosts next day work performance, lessens work-to-family conflict

August 21, 2018

A study published in the journal...

Work-to-family conflict associated with increased BMI of extended care facility workers

March 15, 2018

A study by a team of Work, Family & Health Network researchers has found that among healthcare workers in an extended care facility the type of conflict at work that increases stress levels and conflict at home is associated with an increase in BMI, a a cardiovascular risk factor. Read more about Work-to-family conflict associated with increased BMI of extended care facility workers

For those elder care workers who are caregivers at home, findings suggest that increased workplace social support & job control can improve psychological well being

December 20, 2017

The findings by WFHN researchers are published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Read more about For those elder care workers who are caregivers at home, findings suggest that increased workplace social support & job control can improve psychological well being

Companies with family-friendly policies may help retain & boost performance of professional women caregivers who have other caregiving duties

June 20, 2017

Professional caregivers in long-term care facilities with double-duty (unpaid child care) and triple-duty (both unpaid child and elder care) responsibilities had better retention and engagement in their jobs when they felt more supported by their husbands. The WFHN researchers have published their findings in ... Read more about Companies with family-friendly policies may help retain & boost performance of professional women caregivers who have other caregiving duties

CNAs who feel they have enough family time cope better with increased work strain related to their double & triple caregiving duties

April 13, 2017

Findings from a WFHN study published in The Gerontologist suggest that professional caregivers (certified nursing assistants, for example) who also take care of their own children, elders and, in some cases, both, experience greater work strain (indicated by emotional exhaustion, job satisfication, turnover intentions, and work climate for family...

Two WFHN studies reinforce cyclical effect of getting adequate, high quality sleep

February 17, 2017

Two recent studies by WFHN researchers help to illustrate the reciprocal relationship between sleep and the following day's perceived stress levels, and vice versa, how daytime stressors can impact that night's sleep. The studies are published in the Journal of Sleep Research and the ...

WFHN study cited in New York Times on closing workplace gender gap by giving employees schedule control

February 8, 2017

A recent study published in the journal Social Problems by a team of WFHN researchers is referenced in this...

Can a Flexibility/Support Initiative Reduce Turnover Intentions and Exits?

January 3, 2017

A study by a team of WFHN researchers published in Social Problems reveals that for employees who participated in STAR (a workplace flexibility / supervisor support initiative that was part of the WFHN intervention study) there were lower turnover intentions 12 months later and a reduction in the risk of voluntary turnover over almost three years.