Compatibility conflicts between family and career

Brief description

In an increasingly challenging working environment, many people are faced with the task of balancing work and family life. In this context, our department focuses intensively on the conflicts that can arise when attempting to reconcile these areas of life.
Among other things, we examine the influence of supportive partnerships and flexible working arrangements on these conflicts. In addition, we analyse the health-related and family consequences arising from these challenges, as well as the coping strategies employed by those affected. Through our research, we aim to provide valuable insights for improving the balance between these two areas of life.

Publications

Golsch, K., & Adams, A. (2025). Sleep duration, work-to-family conflicts and telecommuting: a mediation analysis among German mothers and fathers. doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2025.2455660

Adams, A. & A. A. Schwarz (2024). Blurred lines. Gendered implications of digitally extended availability and work demands on work-family conflict for parents working from home. Community, Work & Family (Online First).  doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2024.2415374

Adams, A. (2024). Coparenting and conflicts between work and family – between-within analysis of German mothers and fathers. Journal of Family Research, 36, 262-282.  doi.org/10.20377/ jfr-1013

Schwarz, A., Adams, A., & Golsch, K. (2023). Does Telework Mediate the Impact of Occupational Status on Work-to-Family Conflicts? An Investigation of Conditional Effects of Gender and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Flexible Work and the Family (pp. 101-127). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520230000021004

Adams, A., & Golsch, K. (2023). Consequences of Work-to-Family Conflicts for Parental Self-Efficacy - The Impact of Gender and Cultural Background in Germany. Journal of Family Issues, 44(10), 2644-2664.  doi.org/10.1177/0192513X221106729  

Adams, A., & Golsch, K. (2022). Employed parents’ reactions to work-family conflicts: Adaptive strategies of scaling back in Germany, Journal of Family Research, 34(4), 1101–1125.  doi.org/10.20377/jfr-712

Adams, A. & Golsch, K. (2021). Gender-specific patterns and determinants of spillover between work and family: The role of partner support in dual-earner couples, Journal of Family Research, 33(1), 72-98.  doi.org/10.20377/jfr-373