2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Context: Life-work balance may be one reason for retention concerns
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among athletic trainers (ATs), yet evidence does not exist to support
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the supposition.
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Objective: To assess the perceptions of ATs regarding life-work balance,
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specifically on parenting issues.
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Design: Survey.
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Setting: Online survey at www.surveymonkey.com.
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Patients or Other Participants: A random sample of National Athletic
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Trainers'' Association members (N = 9516) received the survey; 20.6\% (n
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= 1962; male 954, female 816; age = 37 +/- 10 years, experience = 13 +/-
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9 years) completed any portion of the survey. Most respondents worked in
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the college/university (34.5\%, n = 657 of 1908) and secondary school
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settings (25.9\%, n = 476 of 1908). A majority of participants (50.7\%,
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n = 898 of 1770) were parents.
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Intervention(s): We calculated frequencies and percentages and used
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Mann-Whitney U tests and Kruskal-Wallis tests to identify the
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differences between sexes and among job settings on life-work balance
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measures among parents.
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Main Outcome Measures: The questionnaire included 8 life-work balance
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items, 7 parenting challenge items, and 3 nonparent items.
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Results: The results indicate that sex and setting significantly
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affected perceptions about parenting. Males articulated a stronger sense
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of difficulty in finding balance as a working parent (P < .001; 1.95 +/-
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1.98). Females felt more strongly than males that managing work and
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family was stressful (P = .04; 3.86 +/- 1.13) and caused burnout (P =
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.004; 3.50 +/- 1.24), and that their energy tended to fall short of
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their needs (P < .001; 3.74 +/- 1.15). The decision not to have children
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was strongly affected by the work setting (P = .014; 3.37 +/- 1.42).
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Both college/university (4.14 +/- 0.85) and secondary school (4.03 +/-
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0.90) ATs would prefer to spend more time at home, as compared with ATs
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in other settings (P < .001). College/university ATs (P = .025; 3.17 +/-
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1.23) felt most strongly that their families were neglected because of
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work. In none of the settings did ATs feel that their employment
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settings were particularly tolerant of their parenting responsibilities
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(P = .027; 1.72 +/- 1.97).
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Conclusions: Male and female employees had similar perceptions of
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life-work balance, but occupational setting may affect these
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perceptions.'
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affiliation: 'Eberman, LE (Corresponding Author), Indiana State Univ, Dept Appl Med
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\& Rehabil, Sycamore Ctr Wellness \& Appl Med Bldg, Room 257, Terre Haute, IN 47809
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USA.
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Eberman, Lindsey E.; Kahanov, Leamor, Indiana State Univ, Dept Appl Med \& Rehabil,
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Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA.'
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author: Eberman, Lindsey E. and Kahanov, Leamor
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author-email: lindsey.eberman@indstate.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Eberman
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given: Lindsey E.
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- family: Kahanov
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given: Leamor
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.2.01
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eissn: 1938-162X
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files: []
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issn: 1062-6050
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journal: JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING
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keywords: 'life-work integration; professional barriers; retention; sex; employment
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setting'
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keywords-plus: FAMILY CONFLICT; SECONDARY-SCHOOL; PERSPECTIVES; BURNOUT; GENDER; JOB
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language: English
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month: MAY-JUN
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '29'
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pages: 416-423
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papis_id: eda6c37a113b95d1840115f017dda68c
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ref: Eberman2013athletictrainer
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times-cited: '23'
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title: Athletic Trainer Perceptions of Life-Work Balance and Parenting Concerns
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000323894600014
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '15'
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volume: '48'
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web-of-science-categories: Sport Sciences
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year: '2013'
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