Contrary to approaching work and family as conflictual roles, a shift towards acknowledgement of the positive interaction between work and family has been detected. This research investigated whether married/cohabiting and divorced/separated parents differ in terms of work–family enrichment, considering their gender and relationship status after separation. Data from 3993 married/cohabiting and 1455 divorced/separated parents from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) database were analysed using regression analysis. The results revealed a complex interplay of relationship status and gender. Single mothers experience more work–family enrichment after a break-up than do mothers with a partner. No differences were found for fathers.

与将工作和家庭视为相互冲突的角色相反，人们已经发现人们转向承认工作与家庭之间的积极互动。这项研究调查了已婚/同居和离异/分居的父母是否在工作 - 家庭丰富方面有所不同，考虑到他们分居后的性别和关系状况。来自澳大利亚儿童纵向研究 (LSAC) 数据库的 3993 名已婚/同居父母和 1455 名离婚/分居父母的数据使用回归分析进行分析。结果揭示了关系状态和性别之间复杂的相互作用。与有伴侣的母亲相比，单身母亲在分手后经历了更多的工作和家庭的充实。没有发现父亲的差异。