abstract: 'Objectives: The objectives of this study were: (i) to analyse the

  relationship between health status and paid working hours and household

  composition in the EU-27, and (ii) to examine whether patterns of

  association differ as a function of family policy typologies and gender.

  Methods: Cross-sectional study based on data from the 5th European

  Working Conditions Survey of 2010. The sample included married or

  cohabiting employees aged 25-64 years from the EU-27 (10,482 men and

  8,882 women). The dependent variables were self-perceived health status

  and psychological well-being. Results: Irrespective of differences in

  family policy typologies between countries, working long hours was more

  common among men, and part-time work was more common among women. In

  Continental and Southern European countries, employment and family

  demands were associated with poor health status in both sexes, but more

  consistently among women. In Anglo-Saxon countries, the association was

  mainly limited to men. Finally, in Nordic and Eastern European

  countries, employment and family demands were largely unassociated with

  poor health outcomes in both sexes. Conclusions: The combination of

  employment and family demands is largely unassociated with health status

  in countries with dual-earner family policy models, but is associated

  with poorer health outcomes in countries with market-oriented models,

  mainly among men. This association is more consistent among women in

  countries with traditional models, where males are the breadwinners and

  females are responsible for domestic and care work.'
affiliation: 'Artazcoz, L (Corresponding Author), Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Pl
  Lesseps 1, ES-08023 Barcelona, Spain.

  Artazcoz, Lucia; Cortes, Imma; Borrell, Carme, Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Pl
  Lesseps 1, ES-08023 Barcelona, Spain.

  Artazcoz, Lucia; Cortes, Imma; Benavides, Fernando G.; Escriba-Agueir, Vicenta;
  Borrell, Carme, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.

  Artazcoz, Lucia; Puig-Barrachina, Vanessa; Benavides, Fernando G.; Borrell, Carme,
  Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

  Artazcoz, Lucia; Cortes, Imma; Borrell, Carme, Inst Biomed Res IIB St Pau, Barcelona,
  Spain.

  Puig-Barrachina, Vanessa, Vrije Univ Brussel, Dept Sociol, Brussels, Belgium.

  Escriba-Agueir, Vicenta, Ctr Publ Hlth Res, Hlth Inequal Area, Valencia, Spain.

  Escriba-Agueir, Vicenta, Univ Valencia, Dept Nursing, Valencian Sch Hlth Studies,
  Reg Minist Hlth,Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain.'
author: Artazcoz, Lucia and Cortes, Imma and Puig-Barrachina, Vanessa and Benavides,
  Fernando G. and Escriba-Agueir, Vicenta and Borrell, Carme
author-email: lartazco@aspb.cat
author_list:
- family: Artazcoz
  given: Lucia
- family: Cortes
  given: Imma
- family: Puig-Barrachina
  given: Vanessa
- family: Benavides
  given: Fernando G.
- family: Escriba-Agueir
  given: Vicenta
- family: Borrell
  given: Carme
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt170
eissn: 1464-360X
files: []
issn: 1101-1262
journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
keywords-plus: 'LONG WORKING HOURS; GENDER INEQUALITIES; HOUSEWORK; CONFLICT; DEMANDS;

  PAID; SYMPTOMS; WORKLOAD; HUSBANDS; HUNGARY'
language: English
month: AUG
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '41'
orcid-numbers: 'Artazcoz, Lucía/0000-0002-6300-5111

  Benavides, Fernando G./0000-0003-0747-2660

  Borrell, Carme/0000-0002-1170-2505'
pages: 649-655
papis_id: 7760d0ad5c9cc7ac8a65cff5a9252466
ref: Artazcoz2014combiningemployment
researcherid-numbers: 'Artazcoz, Lucía/G-9538-2017

  Benavides, Fernando G./A-5137-2008

  '
times-cited: '46'
title: 'Combining employment and family in Europe: the role of family policies in
  health'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000339908200025
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usage-count-since-2013: '31'
volume: '24'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2014'