Work–care reconciliation strategies for a variety of informal carers : what works and what does not?

Potočnik, Tjaša (avtor), Hlebec, Valentina (avtor)

Objectives: The aim of this study is to describe and examine reconciliation strategies for reconciling work and informal care that are aimed at different types of working carers (carers of the following: family members with dementia; partners; children under 18; adult children; parents; other family members). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to examine structural strategies for a work–care balance throughout the caregiving period, followed by the frequency of the use of strategies in the last 12 months to better understand what is an effective work–care balance strategy for different working carer types. Hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted in February 2025 on 299 working carers drawn from a representative sample of adult Slovenian residents in an online probability panel. Results: The results show five clusters of carers that clearly indicate their use of reconciliation strategies depends on the national context, the work organisation and employees, the family structure, the value orientation of informal carers, and the type of care recipient. Conclusions: A variety of policy measures are needed to enable informal carers to remain active in the labour market while they care for dependent family members and relatives.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: reconciliation strategies, working carers, work-care balance
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 1-25
• Številčenje: Vol. 13, issue 16, [article no.] 1961
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-177579
• UDK: 364:331.54
• ISSN pri članku: 2227-9032
• DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13161961
• COBISS.SI-ID: 245343491
• Datum objave v RUL: 24.12.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Healthcare
• Skrajšan naslov: Healthcare
• Založnik: MDPI AG
• ISSN: 2227-9032
• COBISS.SI-ID: 520110873

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: strategije usklajevanja, zaposleni negovalci, ravnovesje med delom in oskrbo

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0193
• Naslov: Analiza dela, izobraževanja in zaposlovanja

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J5-50160
• Naslov: Skrita diskriminacija družinskih neformalnih oskrbovalcev pri zaposlovanju in delu