ABSTRACT

This manuscript aims to synthesize what is known, and what is unknown, about immigrants’ experiences of work-family interaction, specifically the work-family conflict, in the U.S. A systematic review method was conducted using multiple electronic databases. After applying inclusion criteria, six studies were included. Immigrant workers across studies in this systematic review reported experiencing work-family conflict. Four categories of factors associated with immigrants’ work-family conflict were identified: (1) work-domain factors, (2) family-domain factors, (3) health outcomes, and (4) immigration, acculturation, and gender roles. In the work domain, job demands are positively associated with work-family conflict, while having job control and job support are negatively associated with work-family conflict. More domestic work demands and economic responsibilities in the family domain have contributed to work-family conflict, whereas having domestic support for childcare and housework helped mitigate work-family conflict. This review shows that work-family conflict has contributed to deteriorating physical and mental health outcomes among immigrants. Most importantly, this study reveals that immigration per se has uniquely shaped immigrants’ work-family interactions through the separation from family and community, the salience of employment, losing networks of social support, transitioning from collectivist cultures to an individualistic culture, and modified gender roles.

摘要

该手稿旨在总结在美国，关于移民在工作与家庭之间的互动，特别是在工作与家庭之间的冲突的已知和未知的内容。使用多个电子数据库进行了系统的审查方法。应用纳入标准后，纳入了六项研究。在这项系统评价中，跨研究的移民工人报告说他们遇到了工作家庭冲突。确定了与移民的工作-家庭冲突相关的四类因素：（1）工作领域因素，（2）家庭领域因素，（3）健康结果，以及（4）移民，文化和性别角色。在工作领域，工作需求与工作家庭冲突成正相关，而使工作控制和工作支持与工作家庭冲突成负相关。家庭领域中更多的家政工作需求和经济责任加剧了工作家庭冲突，而获得家庭支持的托儿和家务劳动则减轻了工作家庭冲突。这项审查表明，工作与家庭之间的冲突已导致移民的身心健康状况恶化。最重要的是，这项研究揭示了移民通过与家庭和社区的分离，就业的显着性，失去社会支持的网络，从集体主义文化过渡到个人主义文化以及改变的性别角色，移民本身在工作与家庭中的互动方式具有独特的形状。