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Social and Family Issues in Shift Work and Non Standard Working Hours

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Editors:
  1. Irena Iskra-Golec

    1. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poznań, Poland

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  2. Janet Barnes-Farrell

    1. Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut Department of Psychology, STORRS, USA

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  3. Philip Bohle

    1. Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences, Lidcombe, Australia

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  • Provides a comprehensive overview of research on work, family and social issues in shift work and non standard working hours
  • Features an international analysis with case studies from researchers in Europe and the Americas
  • Suggests preventive strategies that can help minimize the negative influence of fatigue on shift workers and their families
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Problems in the Relationship Between Work and Family, Shift Work, and Non-standard Working Hours

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Shift Work and Its Implications for Everyday Work and Family Life: A Foundation and Summary

      • Joseph G. Grzywacz
      Pages 3-17

    3. Introduction to Problems of Shift Work

      • Giovanni Costa
      Pages 19-35

  3. Social Consequences of Specific Features of Working Time Organization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Unusual and Unsocial? Effects of Shift Work and Other Unusual Working Times on Social Participation

      • Anna Arlinghaus, Friedhelm Nachreiner
      Pages 39-57

    3. Reciprocal Relations Between Working Time Arrangements and Work-Family Conflict Over Time

      • Nicole W.H. Jansen, IJ. Kant
      Pages 59-90

    4. Work-Life Conflict in ‘Flexible Work’: Precariousness, Variable Hours and Related Forms of Work Organization

      • Philip Bohle
      Pages 91-105

  4. Consequences of Shift Work and Non-standard Work Hours for Workers and Their Families

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Parents Working Non-standard Schedules and Schools Operating in Two Shifts: Effects on Sleep and Daytime Functioning of Adolescents

      • Biserka Radošević-Vidaček, Adrijana Košćec, Marija Bakotić
      Pages 109-136

    3. Irregular Work Shifts and Family Issues—The Case of Flight Attendants

      • Flaviany Ribeiro-Silva, Lucia Rotenberg, Frida Marina Fischer
      Pages 137-150

  5. Individual Differences and Work-family Relationship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Gender Differences in Safety, Health and Work/Family Interference—Promoting Equity

      • Donatella Camerino
      Pages 153-179

    3. Individual Differences in Circadian Rhythm Parameters and Work-Family Spillover in Shift Workers

      • Irena Iskra-Golec
      Pages 181-202
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About this book

This book explores the effects of shift work and non standard working hours on family and social life. It features analysis and case studies from an international body of researchers from Europe, the Americas and Australia. It includes contributions from Germany, the United States, the Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Brazil, that fully examine this increasingly prevalent, and global, issue. The book starts by introducing the problems of work-family linkages, shift work and non-standard work hours. Next, it details the consequences of specific features of shift schedules, such as decreased opportunities for social participation, family problems and negative effects on partners and children as well as the impact of working time arrangements on work-family conflict over time. The book then looks at the consequences of shift work and non-standard work hours on family members and the workers themselves, including the sleep and daytime functioning of adolescent family members and the ways that non-standard work schedules intersect with the particular challenges and stresses of family responsibilities and strategies that workers use to manage these challenges in sectors where non-standard schedules are the norm. Last, the book considers the role of individual differences in understanding problems of work-family relationships, including a consideration of safety and health at work from the perspective of gender and an examination of the moderating role of chronotype and circadian type characteristics on work-family conflict and work-family facilitation among male shift workers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poznań, Poland

    Irena Iskra-Golec

  • Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut Department of Psychology, STORRS, USA

    Janet Barnes-Farrell

  • Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences, Lidcombe, Australia

    Philip Bohle

About the editors

Irena Iskra-Golec is a head of the Chair of Organizational Behavior at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Poznan. There are two main lines of her scientific and educational interests. The first is organizational psychology, organizational stress and its prevention, shift work, ageing at work, and work-non work interface. The second one concerns chronopsychology and focuses on circadian rhythms of cognitive performance and light effects on performance and mood. She is an author of scientific papers published in peer reviewed journals, chapters of books and books. She is a grant holder of EU Marie Curie Fellowship and a member of Marie Curie Alumni Association and of the Working Time Society.


Janet Barnes-Farrell is Professor of Psychological Sciences and Director of the Industrial Psychology Applications Center at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Barnes-Farrell’s primary fields of expertise include aging and work, the interface between work and other life domains, and the measurement of work performance and work attitudes; her research on these topics has appeared in numerous edited volumes and professional journals. Her current research centers on psychosocial aspects of work and aging and on the process and consequences of work-life balance for workers and organizations, with special emphasis on the work-life concerns of older workers.


Philip Bohle is Professor of Work and Health at The University of Sydney. His research focuses primarily on the health effects of work organisation and workplace psychosocial factors. At present, his major research projects concern working hours, work-life conflict and health; the impact of work-related pressure, disorganisation and regulatory failure on health and safety; the health and safety of older workers; the effects of precarious work on health and wellbeing; and the impact of workplace deaths on the victims' families.


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