Jacinth Watson's research while affiliated with Edith Cowan University and other places

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Publications (2)

The Association of Fly-in Fly-out Employment, Family Connectedness, Parental Presence and Adolescent Wellbeing
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  • Dec 2016
Fly-in fly-out work patterns have become an integral part of employment in the Australian resource sector. When attachment to parents is disrupted by a parent working away from home on a regular basis, young people’s feelings of connection to their family may be impacted, as well as their mental and emotional well-being compromised. The objective o...
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Table 1 Demographics of FIFO worker and at-home partner 
Table 2 Mental health of at-home partner and FIFO worker
Parenting Adolescents: Developing Strategies for FIFO Parents
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  • Apr 2015
The objective of this study was to explore the parenting patterns of families exposed to the fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) work pattern in raising adolescent children, and develop and test the usefulness of a parenting resource specific to this family structure. A mixed methods research design was employed using semi-structured telephone interviews and que...
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... However, it also has its costs. Of particular concern to researchers and practitioners are the mental health impacts of FIFO on workers and their families, with studies finding high suicide rates, high divorce rates, and increased emotional and behavioral difficulties among children (Lester et al., 2016;Gardner et al., 2018). Partners of FIFO workers experience a range of impacts, including sleep disruptions, loneliness, and increased home duties (Asare et al., 2023), while the FIFO worker themselves report high psychological distress, isolation, and challenges regarding the transition from home to work and vice versa (Parker et al., 2018). ...
Reference: Managing multiple, geographically-separated identities, and its effect on employee retention
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... Studies' findings on partners' psychological distress compared to the general population were mixed. Two cross-sectional studies used validated scales to examine the prevalence (Lester et al., 2015;Taylor et al., 1985). One of the studies reported a higher prevalence of psychological distress (32.0% ...
Reference: Rotation work in the resources sector: a systematic review of the impact on workers' families
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