Family Care-Work Interference and Mid/Late-Career Motivation and Intentions: Mediating Role of Occupational Future Time Perspective. (June 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alcover, Carlos-María; Fernández-Salinero, Samuel; Topa, Gabriela; Desmette, Donatienne
• Is Part Of: Journal of career development. Volume 50:Number 3(2023)
• Page Start: 690
• Page End: 708
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Subjects: working carers -- retirement intentions -- work–family interference -- mid and late career -- occupational time perspective; Career education -- United States -- Periodicals; Career development -- Periodicals; 370.113
• DOI: 10.1177/08948453221124895
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-8453

Abstract

The combination of work and family obligations can lead to two-way interference, resulting in Family Care Interference with Work (FCIW) and Work Interference with Family Care (WIFC). Both can impact late career motivation and intentions to continue working or retire and reduce their occupational time perspective (OFTP). Through two studies, this paper shows how OFTP mediates the relationship between FCIW/WIFC and mid and late career indicators such as early retirement intentions and motivation to continue working beyond the retirement age. Our findings contribute to increasing knowledge of how increasing family caregiving obligations may impact the career intentions of working carers in their mid and late career stages.