Fathers who suffer from work
overload, nonstandard work schedules or other work place
stressors such
as lack of control show less sensitive, engaged parenting of infants (Goodman et al., 2008; Goodman et al., 2011).
Underload (i.e., low levels of workload) can hamper the psychological detachment from work
as employees feel apathetic, under - stimulated, frustrated and stressed, whereas
overload (i.e., high levels of workload) can hamper detachment
as employees feel overwhelmed, unable to cope with the
stressor, exhausted and stressed (Gardner, 1986; Gardner and Cummings, 1988; Fisher, 1991; Zivnuska et al., 2002; Richter et al., 2008).