Family-friendly policies and practices: scoping review
Wikberg, Katja (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023110928911
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The purpose of the thesis was to find out what kind of policies and practices support the employees to balance work and life. The goal was to scope an overall picture about factors that are related to work-life balance (WLB).
The method to collect the data was scoping literature review. Scoping review aims to find out existing literature related to the topic. This scoping review used five databases (ProQuest, Cinahl, PubMed, Taylor & Francis, and ScienceDirect) and resulted in 584 articles of which 13 were included to answer the research question. The PCC tool was used to form the research terms and Joanna Briggs Institute´s guidelines were used to identify the focus and report the scoping review.
The articles were analyzed by using qualitative analyzing methods. The analyze phase used content analysis but found features of thematic analysis. The articles included in the research were divided into three main themes, physical, physiological and social aspects of family-friendly organization culture. All three main themes included three sub themes. After eliciting and analyzing the results the conclusions were drawn.
The findings revealed that there is a need for support in balancing work and family. The material showed that the need for support appeared in different stages (physical, psychological and social). All the aspects were found in the literature but the most represented was the social support. Management and colleagues have an important role when it comes to WLB. Also, the psychological climate e.g. organization culture has an effect on employees well-being and balancing all aspects of life. The physical needs are one of the basic needs of human life and it is clear that these things must be in balance in order to feel good in the workplace.
The method to collect the data was scoping literature review. Scoping review aims to find out existing literature related to the topic. This scoping review used five databases (ProQuest, Cinahl, PubMed, Taylor & Francis, and ScienceDirect) and resulted in 584 articles of which 13 were included to answer the research question. The PCC tool was used to form the research terms and Joanna Briggs Institute´s guidelines were used to identify the focus and report the scoping review.
The articles were analyzed by using qualitative analyzing methods. The analyze phase used content analysis but found features of thematic analysis. The articles included in the research were divided into three main themes, physical, physiological and social aspects of family-friendly organization culture. All three main themes included three sub themes. After eliciting and analyzing the results the conclusions were drawn.
The findings revealed that there is a need for support in balancing work and family. The material showed that the need for support appeared in different stages (physical, psychological and social). All the aspects were found in the literature but the most represented was the social support. Management and colleagues have an important role when it comes to WLB. Also, the psychological climate e.g. organization culture has an effect on employees well-being and balancing all aspects of life. The physical needs are one of the basic needs of human life and it is clear that these things must be in balance in order to feel good in the workplace.