Work Characteristics on Family Rituals and Health Habits in Low-Income Populations

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There is no doubting the connection between management of work-family interface and health. Researchers have demonstrated strong relationships between work-family conflict and self-reports of health and stress (Allen et al.,2000), lower family meal times (Milkie et al, 2004), and lowered health habits which leads to more strain and stress on the job (Heikkla, Fransson, Nyberg et al, 2013). The study conducted looked at how having control at one’s job and flexibility of work hours affects family mealtime rituals and health habits. It was hypothesized that when a person has more control in their job and has flexible work hours than it will have a positive effect on family meal-time rituals and on individual’s health habits. The moderator of supervisor support was also looked into and how it will increase these relationships more when added. The sample consisted of 200 participants. All were above the age 18 and had a household income below or at the 200% poverty level based off federalregister.gov guidelines and recruited off a snowball technique with the students at California State University, San Bernardino.