Work, Family, and Health Study (WFHS)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed the Work, Family and Health Network (WFHN) as a transdisciplinary research effort designed to enhance understanding of the impact of workplace practices and policies on work, family life, and health outcomes. The Work, Family and Health Network also seeks to illuminate the processes through which such practices and policies are adopted by employers and implemented by managers and employees. The Work, Family, and Health Study (WFHS) was conducted via group-randomized field experiments, one at each of two employers representing different industries. The information technology division of a Fortune 500 company (pseudonym: Tomo) had 26 total sites made up of 56 study groups with 7-60 employees each. Within the extended-care company (pseudonym: Leef), 30 work sites of 30-89 employees each were randomly assigned to intervention or usual practice (UP) conditions. All employee and manager participants were assessed at baseline and at 6-, 12-, and 18-months post baseline. Opinions were elicited from employees and managers regarding the amount of hours they work, balance between work and family, opportunities to work from home, the ability to take vacation and time off when desired, and decision-making authority at work. Responses were also gathered on issues such as talking with a manager about conflicts outside of work, willingness to help other coworkers when they have been absent, workplace safety, and obligations to come into work when sick. Information was also collected on the likelihood of respondents quitting the company, whether respondents were looking for work elsewhere, job performance ratings of self and others, opinions about supervisors, and a series of questions relating to psychological distress and well-being.

美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）与疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）共同成立了工作、家庭与健康网络（WFHN），该网络是一个跨学科的科研努力，旨在深化对工作场所实践和政策对工作、家庭生活及健康结果影响的理解。此外，工作、家庭与健康网络还致力于揭示雇主采纳此类实践和政策，以及管理者与员工实施这些政策的进程。工作、家庭与健康研究（WFHS）通过分组随机现场实验进行，分别在代表不同行业的两家雇主中进行。其中，一家财富500强公司的信息技术部门（化名为Tomo）共有26个站点，由56个研究小组组成，每组7至60名员工。在提供长期护理服务的公司（化名为Leef）中，30个工作地点的30至89名员工被随机分配到干预或常规实践（UP）条件。所有员工和管理者参与者均在基线以及基线后6个月、12个月和18个月进行了评估。从员工和管理者处收集了关于他们工作小时数、工作与家庭平衡、远程工作的机会、按需休假和休息的能力，以及工作中的决策权限等方面的意见。还收集了有关与管理者讨论工作外冲突、在其他同事缺席时愿意提供帮助、工作场所安全以及生病时仍需上班的义务等问题。此外，还收集了受访者离职的可能性、受访者是否在其他地方寻找工作、自我和他人的工作绩效评价、对上司的看法，以及一系列关于心理压力和福祉的问题的信息。