סומכות רק על עצמן: מתח, התמודדות והערכת יעילות בעבודה בקרב אימהות שעבדו מהבית בגל הראשון של מגפת הקורונה

The goal of the current study was to explain the perceived work productivity of mothers of young children (n=187) who worked from home during the nationwide quarantine period of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The explanatory variables were: the experience of two types of role conflict, the interference of work with family and the interference of family with work; trait coping flexibility; and strategies aimed at relieving role conflict, including self-management, familyfirst, and work-first strategies. The study explored an integrative multivariate model comprised of direct, indirect, and moderating relationships between the explanatory variables and self-rated perceived work productivity. The data was collected using an online survey distributed via social networks and analyzed using a path analysis model. The results indicated that the most common strategy was self-management, expressed as behaviors aimed at maximizing the efficient integration of work and home management. This strategy was positively associated with perceived productivity and negatively associated with role conflict in which family interfered with work. Contrary to our hypotheses, family-first and workfirst strategies were positively associated with role conflict. Coping flexibility moderated the relationship between role conflict and perceived productivity. Practical recommendations were discussed in light of these findings.