The sandwich generation faces dual responsibilities of supporting parents and raising children, resulting in heightened levels of stress and negative work-related outcomes. Despite a wealth of research on the sandwich generation, few studies have examined the specific nature of the multigenerational needs of the sandwich generation. Accordingly, we introduce a new concept termed family intergenerational stress (FIS), which refers to the interaction and integration of stresses from elder caregiving, child-rearing, and associated challenges with self-definition. Through the lens of FIS, we collected interview data from 137 sandwich generation employees, secondary network data, and field observation data from 21 employees. We further used grounded theory to explore employees' stress and coping responses to dual family responsibilities. Findings indicate that employees with both elder caregiving and child-rearing responsibilities experience FIS. This, in turn, threatens their identity as an ideal worker and is associated with lower work engagement. Findings further reveal that in coping with FIS, employees adopt different identity-based strategies. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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家庭代际压力：通过应对和身份管理进行概念探索和发展。


三明治一代面临着赡养父母和抚养孩子的双重责任，导致压力水平增加和与工作相关的负面结果。尽管对三明治一代进行了大量研究，但很少有研究检查三明治一代多代需求的具体性质。因此，我们引入了一个称为家庭代际压力 （FIS） 的新概念，它指的是来自老年人照顾、抚养孩子以及与自我定义的相关挑战的压力的相互作用和整合。通过 FIS 的视角，我们收集了 137 名三明治一代员工的访谈数据、二级网络数据和 21 名员工的现场观察数据。我们进一步使用扎根理论来探索员工的压力和应对对双重家庭责任的反应。研究结果表明，同时承担照顾老人和抚养孩子的责任的员工都经历过 FIS。这反过来又威胁到他们作为理想工作者的身份，并与较低的工作参与度有关。研究结果进一步表明，在应对 FIS 时，员工采用不同的基于身份的策略。讨论了理论和实践意义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。