dc.contributor.advisor | Koslowski, Alison | en |
dc.contributor.advisor | Naumann, Ingela | en |
dc.contributor.author | Grau Grau, Marc | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-13T13:38:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-13T13:38:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-07-05 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23544 | |
dc.description.abstract | Although there is still a gender division of labour in post-industrial countries,
evidence seems to suggest that there are some fathers more involved than others, and
interestingly, a growing number of fathers that want to be more involved with their
children. Using the Catalan Survey on the Use of Time, this thesis aims to
understand how paternal time devoted to children under 10 years old differs across
educational level, income, age, number of (paid) working hours, occupation and
partner’s occupation among other independent variables. Understanding patterns of
those fathers involved with their children will presumably give some clues on how to
promote gender equality in parenting. Furthermore, it will contribute to the
fatherhood literature by expanding the research to Catalonia.
Furthermore, while we know that fatherhood involvement is positively related with
child outcomes and gender equality, less is known about the benefits of having both
work and family roles for working fathers themselves and their jobs. Using the
conceptual framework of WFE elaborated by Greenhaus and Powell (2006), this
thesis seeks to explore how resources developed at home are positively transferred
and applied at work, and vice versa. For that aim, 20 interviews with Catalan
working fathers have been conducted. Understanding and shedding light on these
hidden sources of enrichment between work and family domains might be a positive
way to challenge the disproportionate attention to the conflict perspective in the
work-family literature and to counteract the benefits of the “ideal worker” and
“organization man”.
The methodological contribution of this thesis is that it is the first study to use the
Catalan Survey on the Use of Time to look at fathers as well as offering one of the
first qualitative studies to examine the work-family enrichment process for fathers.
Regarding the empirical contribution, the analysis of the time use data reveals that
father’s age, educational level and partner’s occupation is positively associated with
paternal time devoted to children. On the other hand, working hours is negatively
associated with time devoted to young children. The qualitative analysis suggests
that enrichment occurs under certain conditions. Interestingly, the sources of
enrichment reported from family to work (invisible rewards) were different from the
sources of enrichment reported from work to family. This thesis also suggested that
fathers employed in higher-levels occupation were more likely to experience high
levels of enrichment, but at the same time high levels of conflict. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | The University of Edinburgh | en |
dc.relation.hasversion | Chinchilla, N. & Grau-Grau, M. (2015). Empresa responsable en l'àmbit de la família. Barcelona, Spain: Departament de Benestar Social i Família, Generalitat de Catalunya. | en |
dc.relation.hasversion | Chinchilla, N., León, C., Hernández, M., & Grau-Grau, M. (2009). Experiències en organització del temps de treball a les empreses de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain: Departament de Treball, Generalitat de Catalunya. | en |
dc.relation.hasversion | Grau-Grau, M. (2010). Mind the gap: Spain: Employee perspective. The Sloan Center of Ageing and Work. Boston College. | en |
dc.relation.hasversion | Grau-Grau, M. (2013). Clouds over Spain: Work and family in the age of austerity. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 33(9/10), 579–593. | en |
dc.relation.hasversion | Grau-Grau, M. (2014). La política familiar a Catalunya: És la implicació paterna una prioritat? Quaderns de Polítiques Familiars, 2, 12–21. | en |
dc.relation.hasversion | Grau-Grau, M. (2015). Recompensas invisibles: Los beneficios de la paternidad en los propios padres y sus trabajos. Barcelona, Spain: Fundación M. Teresa Rodó. | en |
dc.subject | work-family balance | en |
dc.subject | work-life balance | en |
dc.subject | working fathers | en |
dc.subject | Catalonia | en |
dc.subject | fatherhood | en |
dc.subject | enrichment | en |
dc.title | Work-family enrichment experiences among working fathers: evidence from Catalonia | en |
dc.type | Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en |
dc.type.qualificationname | PhD Doctor of Philosophy | en |