workaholism - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:41:48 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg workaholism - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Work demands taking their toll of family life https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/10/04/work-demands-taking-toll-family-life/ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:30:15 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=50371

The results of an online survey, commissioned by Hyundai to look at Kiwis' attitudes toward family life, found work pressure had a significant impact on family time. Mounting work schedules are straining quality family time, with parents missing dinnertime and working through the weekend. Almost 60 per cent of parents said their work commitments had Read more

Work demands taking their toll of family life... Read more]]> The results of an online survey, commissioned by Hyundai to look at Kiwis' attitudes toward family life, found work pressure had a significant impact on family time.

Mounting work schedules are straining quality family time, with parents missing dinnertime and working through the weekend.

Almost 60 per cent of parents said their work commitments had a real impact on their family life.

John Cowan, writer and presenter from The Parenting Place, said the figures did not sound as bad as he expected they would actually be.

"For those that don't have internet access, I wouldn't be surprised if they were the lowest earners, working two or more jobs a week, and so it's probably even worse than these figures suggest," he said.

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Work demands taking their toll of family life]]> 50371 Unhappy at home? Work won't make up for it https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/12/13/unhappy-at-home-work-wont-make-up-for-it/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:33:55 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=18157

Workaholics who are trying to make up for an unhappy home life are deluding themselves, according to a study. Researchers found a link between how happy someone was in their personal life and how satisfied they were in their job - especially among the main earners in households. But this did not extend to anyone Read more

Unhappy at home? Work won't make up for it... Read more]]> Workaholics who are trying to make up for an unhappy home life are deluding themselves, according to a study.

Researchers found a link between how happy someone was in their personal life and how satisfied they were in their job - especially among the main earners in households.

But this did not extend to anyone attempting to use work to compensate for unhappiness in their personal life.

One of the researchers, Professor Yannis Georgellis from Kingston University in London, said: "The life and work domains are definitely correlated. Happiness at home affects your job and vice versa."

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