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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Lashewicz, Bonniea; * | Mitchell, Jennifera | Boettcher, Nicholasa | Jones, Erina | Wang, JianLib
Affiliations: [a] Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | [b] School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Bonnie Lashewicz, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, TRW Bldg, 3280 Hospital Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. Tel.: +1 403 220 4980; Fax: +1 403 220 6494; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:In western societies, busy lifestyles that include long hours spent in paid employment are highly regarded. Given the ongoing primacy of men’s roles as employees and providers, researchers need to understand men’s mental health in terms of men’s relationships to paid employment and expectations for “busyness”. OBJECTIVE:This study is an examination of if and how working men ascribe to workplace expectations for “busyness” and what mental health impacts these expectations can entail. METHODS:We present a secondary analysis of narrative data drawn from three focus groups and 23 individual interviews with working men (n = 37) about work-related mental health. RESULTS:We found two themes of workplace expectations for busyness: 1) immediate manifestations and 2) background manifestations. Immediate manifestations are intensity and volume of work while background manifestations include a) unspoken messages and b) mixed messages. We found a third theme of 3) impacts of expectations for busyness and this includes a) busyness pride/costs of being “unbusy” and b) trade-offs in self-care. CONCLUSIONS:Obvious and subtle workplace expectations for busyness are abundant and may obstruct attending to one’s mental health as well as contribute to a frame of reference where not being busy precipitates feelings of anxiety and depression.
Keywords: Masculinity, self-care, status, stress, job intensity, busyness
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-203207
Journal: Work, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 645-656, 2020
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