Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety & Health: Portland State University RU

描述(申请人提供)：尽管近几年美国职场中“家庭友好型”政策的盛行显著增加，但很少有人使用科学合理的设计进行研究。为了解决这一关键差距，美国国立卫生研究院和疾病预防控制中心成立了工作、家庭和健康网络(WFHN)。在第一阶段，WFHN设计并进行了多项试点和可行性研究。对于第二阶段，WFHN被要求在第一阶段试点研究的基础上实施创新的干预措施，并使用分组随机试验设计来评估干预措施。这项拟议研究的目标是评估工作场所干预的效果，旨在减少工作-家庭冲突，从而改善员工、他们的家人和工作场所的健康和福祉。这项研究干预的理论基础来自多个学科，并得到了我们的试点/可行性研究结果的支持，这些研究结果表明，增加家庭支持性主管行为和员工对工作的控制的重要性。我们将通过分组随机现场实验来评估干预的效果，每个实验在代表不同行业的两个雇主身上进行。在每个行业合作伙伴中，每个50-120名员工的30个工作地点将被随机分配到干预或常规实践条件下。所有员工和主管参与者将在基线以及基线后6个月、12个月和18个月进行评估，包括基于选定的生物标记物和动作学对心血管风险和睡眠失调进行调查访谈和健康评估。将对10-17岁雇员的配偶/伴侣和/或子女(每名雇员一名常驻子女)进行评估，以记录干预对家庭功能的影响。此外，为了对工作-家庭冲突与健康之间的时间关系提供更详细的视角，500名员工参与者及其子女将参加每日日记评估，包括电话采访和唾液采样。我们的过程评估记录了参与者接受干预的保真度、实施和剂量的细节。WFHN还将把调查结果翻译到商业环境和其他公共媒体渠道。这项研究很有希望为循证家庭友好政策的实施提供信息，从而改善全国员工及其家人的健康和福祉。波特兰州立大学工作-家庭压力、安全和健康中心是在WFHN第一阶段建立的，正在申请作为第二阶段的4个研究单位(RU)之一。我们的中心在零售/服务行业内的工作现场干预设计、实施和评估方面有经验，在职业健康心理学、组织行为、人力资源和雇主工作-家庭政策执行方面有专业知识，为第二阶段WFHN做出了重要贡献。我们对发展和维护与其中一个雇主的关系负有主要责任。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although the prevalence of "family-friendly" policies in US workplaces has increased dramatically in recent years, few have been studied using scientifically sound designs. To address this critical gap, the NIH and the CDC formed the Work, Family, and Health Network (WFHN). During Phase 1, WFHN designed and conducted multiple pilot and feasibility studies. For Phase 2, the WFHN has been called upon to implement an innovative intervention based on Phase I pilot studies and to evaluate the intervention using a group randomized experimental design. The goal of the proposed study is to assess the effects of a workplace intervention designed to reduce work-family conflict, and thereby improve the health and well being of employees, their families, and their workplaces. The study intervention is grounded in theory from multiple disciplines and supported by findings from our pilot/feasibility studies on the importance of increasing family supportive supervisor behaviors and employees' control over work. We will assess the efficacy of the intervention via group-randomized field experiments, one at each of two employers representing different industries. Within each industry partner, 30 worksites of 50-120 employees each will be randomly assigned to intervention or usual practice conditions. All employee and supervisor participants will be assessed at baseline and at 6-, 12-, and 18-months post baseline, including survey interviews and health assessments of cardiovascular risk and sleep dysregulation based on selected biomarkers and actigraphy. Employees' spouse/partners and/or children (one resident child per employee) aged 10-17 years will be assessed to document the impact of the intervention on family functioning. In addition, to provide a more detailed perspective on the temporal relationship of work-family conflict and health, a sub-sample of 500 employee participants and their child will participate in a daily diary assessment including telephone interviews and saliva sampling. Our process evaluation documents details of intervention fidelity, implementation, and dose received by participants. The WFHN will also translate findings to business environments and other public media channels. The study holds great promise for informing the implementation of evidence-based family friendly policies, and therefore improving the health and well-being of employees and their families nationwide. The Portland State University, Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety, and Health, was established during Phase 1 of the WFHN, and is applying to serve as one of 4 Research Units (RU) for Phase 2. Our center has experience in designing, implementing and evaluating worksite interventions within the retail/service industry, and expertise in occupational health psychology, organizational behavior, human resource and employer work-family policy implementation, contributing significantly to the Phase 2 WFHN. We have primary responsibility for developing and maintaining the relationship with one of the employers.