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- Edvinsson, Johanna, Doktorand, et al.
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A Work Time Control Tradeoff in Flexible Work: Competitive Pathways to Need for Recovery
- 2023
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - : MDPI. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 20:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Work time control may offer opportunities, but also implies risks for employee recovery, influenced by increased work-related ICT use and overtime work. However, this risk–opportunity tradeoff remains understudied. This study aimed to test two different models of associations between work time control, work-related ICT use, overtime work, and the need for recovery. These models were constructed based on data on office workers with flexible work arrangements. Cross-sectional data were obtained with questionnaires (n = 2582) from employees in a Swedish multi-site organization. Regression models treated the three determinants of the need for recovery either as independent, or as linked in a causal sequence. The test of independent determinants confirmed that more work time control was associated with less need for recovery, whereas more ICT use and overtime work were associated with a higher need for recovery. In a test of serial mediation, more work time control contributed to a greater need for recovery through more ICT use and then more overtime work. Work time control also had a competitive, indirect effect through a negative association with overtime work. Our results suggest that work time control is beneficial for employee recovery, but may for some be associated with more work-related ICT use after regular working hours, thus increasing recovery needs. Policies that support work time control can promote recovery, but employers must attend to the risk of excessive use of ICT outside of regular working hours.
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- Pagard, Sophie, et al.
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Work-Life Balance: Effects of a Participative Workplace Intervention among Office-based Employees with Flexible Work Arrangements
- 2023
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Organizing work to promote work-life balance (WLB) in employees with flexible work arrangement (FWA) is an important issue, but intervention studies are sparse. The aim of the present study was to determine the extent to which WLB, work-home interference (WHI), and home-work interference (HWI) changed among office-based employees with FWA after a participative workplace intervention. The researchers co-created an intervention together with a large governmental agency in Sweden. The intervention consisted of two activities; 1) education to change individual work strategies, and 2) workshops to develop common rules and routines within the workgroup. Two similar departments with notable levels of perceived stress participated as an intervention group (n=97) and as a control group (n=70). The control group was aware of the intervention but did not receive any intervention activities. Data were collected using questionnaires on three occasions: prior to the intervention (baseline), after the education (six-month follow-up), and after the workshops (12-month follow-up). Data were analyzed using linear mixed models, with adjustments for candidate confounders. Results indicated marginal and statistically non-significant effects of the intervention on WLB or interference between work and private life. Estimates at the second follow-up pointed to slightly reduced WLB but increased HWI in the intervention group compared with the control group. Further studies are needed to evaluate whether other strategies could be more effective in promoting WLB in FWA.
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