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Family Relationships in the Era of Remote Work: A Scoping Review
Jannink, A.L. (2025) Family Relationships in the Era of Remote Work: A Scoping Review.
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| Abstract: | Today’s digitally connected age, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to the rise in popularity of remote work, transforming it from an occasional option into a widespread norm. With family relationships playing a critical role in well-being, it is important to understand how remote work is associated with these relationships and the factors that might influence it. This scoping review examines 16 studies published between 2022 and 2024. It explores the used theoretical frameworks, study characteristics, sample characteristics, association between remote work and family relationships, and potential moderators. The studies were conducted across Europe and included quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches. Results show that remote work often led to childcare conflicts, reduced family time, and weakened parent-child relationships, and showed mixed outcomes regarding work-family conflict. Moderating factors were rarely examined and, when studied, found to be non-significant. The findings indicate that the association between remote work and family relationships is nuanced and multifaceted, especially during the pandemic. This underscores the need for future studies to gain a clearer and better understanding of this complex association and the external factors influencing it, preferably post-pandemic. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/105023 |
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