The Complex Relationship Between Self-Employment and Work-Family Conflict: A Systematic Review on changing work status
Journal title SOCIOLOGIA DEL LAVORO
Author/s Lorena Armijo, Helena Román-Alonso, Catalina Flores, Emanuel Arredondo Lavin
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2024/170
Language English Pages 17 P. 189-205 File size 491 KB
DOI 10.3280/SL2024-170011
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Self-employment, once seen as enhancing work-life balance, is now associated with a negative impact on work-family conflict when children are involved. Recent studies reveal a correlation between self-employment and increased work-to-family conflict. This review aims to examine the work-family conflict factors influencing changes in self-employment status through a systematic analysis of literature from 2015-2023. The results indicate a lack of consensus regarding how self-employment affects work-family conflict due to occupational status and gender. Some argue that self-employment reduces conflict, while others claim it amplifies it, often contingent on the country’s support systems for childcare and parental leave. This study contributes to the ongoing debate on self-employment’s role in assisting parents, especially women, in achieving better work-family balance.
Keywords: WFC; self-employment; changing work status; childcare; systematic review
Lorena Armijo, Helena Román-Alonso, Catalina Flores, Emanuel Arredondo Lavin, The Complex Relationship Between Self-Employment and Work-Family Conflict: A Systematic Review on changing work status in "SOCIOLOGIA DEL LAVORO " 170/2024, pp 189-205, DOI: 10.3280/SL2024-170011