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Document ID (ISN)109393
CIS number 09-488
ISSN - Serial title 0925-7535 - Safety Science
Year 2009
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Martín-Fernández S., de los Ríos I., Cazorla A., Martínez-Falero E.
Title Pilot study on the influence of stress caused by the need to combine work and family on occupational accidents in working women
Bibliographic information Feb. 2009, Vol.47, No.2, p.192-198. 52 ref.
Abstract This study analyzes the influence of work-family conflict on minor occupational accidents suffered by working women. A survey was done on working women in the region of Madrid, Spain, who had suffered a minor occupational accident in 2004. The main finding was that nearly half of the women with children considered that the stress and fatigue caused by trying to combine work and family played a part in the accident; furthermore, 21% of the respondents whose accidents took place while traveling to or from work and 11% of the respondents who suffered the accident in the workplace said that family reasons played a part. 50% of the women suffered after-effects as a result of the accident; children had to change their routine in almost one in four cases; nearly a quarter of the respondents said their work situation had been temporarily modified. These findings point to a need for polices that encourage men and employers to contribute more to solve work-family conflicts.
Descriptors (primary) non-occupational factors; causes of accidents; women; stress factors
Descriptors (secondary) occupational accidents; responsibilities of employers; commuting accidents; Spain; questionnaire survey; subjective assessment
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s)
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Mental stress and burnout