Effect of Only-child Status on Doctors'Work Performance in Public Hospitals Research on the Impact of Work-family Conflict
Objective To analyze the distribution characteristics of the identity of only children in the doctor's occupational population and its impact on work and life.Methods 3133 valid samples was obtained through a sample survey of public hospitals across the China.Work performance was assessed by work engagement,career attrition and patient-centred care.Work-family conflict was assessed by affecting care for family,feeling guilty towards family and receiving complaints from family.Control variables include sociodemographic,hospital,departmental and social environmental characteristics.Results In the total sample,only child doctors accounted for 22.98%,Compared with non-only child doctors,only child doctors have a weaker odds ratio for their work-family conflict(OR:0.74;95 CI%:0.58,0.95);In the age-stratified sample,the difference between the one-child physician and the non-only child physician was not significant,whether it was work performance or work-family conflict.Conclusion In the doctor profession,the impact of only child status on work and life may be small,which would provide an evidence to support the promotion of family and social harmony.
Only childDoctorWork performanceWork-family conflict