Le recenti emergenze sanitarie hanno modificato significativamente il modo di progettare e organizzare il lavoro, implementando la possibilità di lavorare da casa. Questa modalità se, da un lato, ha i suoi vantaggi per l’azienda e per il lavoratore stesso, dall’altro mette a dura prova l’equilibrio tra esigenze lavorative e vita privata. Il conflitto lavoro-famiglia, derivante dall’incapacità di conciliare bisogni lavorativi e familiari, ha recentemente suscitato l’interesse di studiosi del funzionamento familiare. Ciononostante, gli aspetti motivazionali che regolano l’interazione lavoro-famiglia sono ancora poco indagati; pertanto, il presente lavoro approfondisce l’argomento nella prospettiva della Self Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000), che spiega il conflitto lavoro-famiglia a partire dall’orientamento motivazionale del singolo nei confronti della famiglia e del proprio lavoro. In quest’ottica, gli esperti di educazione familiare possono lavorare al fine di individuare gli aspetti positivi del conflitto per fornire suggerimenti adeguati per raggiungere livelli di benessere individuali e familiari ottimali.
Recent pandemic emergencies have significantly changed the way work is designed and organized, implementing the possibility of working from home. While this modality offers advantages for the company and the worker himself, it also poses challenges to achieving a healthy work-life balance, particularly when time and space have to be shared. The "work-family conflict", a role conflict arising from the inability to reconcile work and family needs, has recently aroused the interest of scholars studying family functioning. Nonetheless, the motivational aspects regulating work-family interaction are still scarcely investigated; therefore, this study explores the topic from the perspective of the Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000), which explains work-family conflict from the individual's motivational orientation toward the family and one's work. From this frame, family education experts can work to identify the positive aspects of the conflict, provide adequate suggestions to resolve dysfunctional patterns and achieve optimal individual and family levels of well-being.
Famiglia vs lavoro: la conflittualità nella prospettiva della Self Determination Theory
Oliva P.
2024-01-01
Abstract
Recent pandemic emergencies have significantly changed the way work is designed and organized, implementing the possibility of working from home. While this modality offers advantages for the company and the worker himself, it also poses challenges to achieving a healthy work-life balance, particularly when time and space have to be shared. The "work-family conflict", a role conflict arising from the inability to reconcile work and family needs, has recently aroused the interest of scholars studying family functioning. Nonetheless, the motivational aspects regulating work-family interaction are still scarcely investigated; therefore, this study explores the topic from the perspective of the Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000), which explains work-family conflict from the individual's motivational orientation toward the family and one's work. From this frame, family education experts can work to identify the positive aspects of the conflict, provide adequate suggestions to resolve dysfunctional patterns and achieve optimal individual and family levels of well-being.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
