Balancing Family and Professional Life and the quality of Life. Analysis of Selected Theoretical Concepts Cover Image

Równoważenie życia rodzinnego i zawodowego a jakość życia. Analiza wybranych koncepcji teoretycznych
Balancing Family and Professional Life and the quality of Life. Analysis of Selected Theoretical Concepts

Author(s): Justyna Kurtyka-Chałas
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: family conflict–work; conflict work–family; work–family balance; quality of life

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present selected theoretical concepts relating to the problem of balancing family and professional life. The key factor has become the discussion of the approach, developed in the literature on the subject, that captures this relationship in terms of conflict (work– family, family–work). This approach for a long time was dominant in research on the balancing of family and professional roles. The article also discusses a theoretical approach pointing to the positive role of activities aimed at transferring resources and competences between roles. The article ends with a tabular summary of selected empirical data that illustrates the links between the quality of life and the understanding of the family–work relationship in terms of conflict or facilitation.

  • Issue Year: 10/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 55-67
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish