Association between pregnant women’s experience of stress and partners’ fly-in-fly-out work

Dawson C. Cooke, Garth Kendall, Jianghong Li and Alfred Dockery

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2019, vol. 32, issue 4, e450-e458

Abstract: [Background:] It is relatively common in Western Australia for men to commute long distances and work away from home for extended periods of time, often referred to as fly-in-fly-out work. Women are particularly susceptible to the effects of stress during pregnancy, and the absence of a partner due to working away could be an additional risk to their wellbeing. While there is little published fly-in-fly-out literature, there is evidence that working non-standard hours, more generally, has a negative impact on health and well-being of workers and their families. [Aim:] To determine if there is an association between pregnant women’s report of stress and their partners working fly-in-fly-out, and if so, is there is a differential impact that is dependent on family socioeconomic status. [Methods:] Data from a Western Australian pregnancy cohort study were analysed (n=394 families). Couples completed self-report ratings of anxiety, depression, stress, family functioning, and stressful life events. Comparisons were made between three groups: fly-in-fly-out workers, non-fly-in-fly-out regular schedule workers, and non-fly-in-fly-out irregular schedule workers. [Results:] After controlling for a range of variables, women’s stress was significantly associated (p

Keywords: FIFO; Long distance commute; Pregnancy; Work; Stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.005

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