ABSTRACT The present study examined the association of family policies on married working mothers in South Korea’s work-family conflict. The goal of the study was to compare the differential effects of policy availability and accessibility on reducing mothers’ work-family conflict. Given Korea’s work culture, which emphasises long working hours and work-oriented ethics, some employees may be unable to use family polices even if they are available at work. Using the 2007–2012 Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families (N = 941 employed mothers), the study examined six policies. Random effects modelling was used. Results revealed that availability of family polices was insignificant in reducing mothers’ work-family conflict in Korea, and mothers’ work-family conflict decreased significantly only when they were actually accessible. Mothers’ work-family conflict decreased significantly as they had access to more family policies. The present study underscores in order for family policies to have a real impact, family policies should be made more readily accessible.

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支持家庭的工作场所政策和韩国母亲的工作与家庭冲突：无障碍问题

摘要本研究研究了韩国在工作与家庭冲突中对已婚在职母亲的家庭政策。该研究的目的是比较政策可用性和可及性对减少母亲的工作家庭冲突的不同影响。鉴于韩国的工作文化强调长时间工作和以工作为导向的道德观，因此即使有工作，有些员工也可能无法使用家庭警察。该研究使用2007-2012年韩国妇女和家庭纵向调查（N = 941名受雇母亲），研究了六项政策。使用随机效应模型。结果显示，在韩国，减少家庭母亲的工作与家庭冲突对于减少母亲的工作与家庭冲突而言微不足道，只有在实际可及的情况下，母亲的家庭与家庭的冲突才显着减少。由于母亲有更多的家庭政策，母亲的工作家庭冲突大大减少了。本研究强调，为了使家庭政策产生实际影响，应该使家庭政策更容易获得。