Prospective effects of work-time control on overtime, work-life interference and exhaustion in female and male knowledge workers.
Scand J Public Health
; 52(2): 205-215, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
Employee-based flexible working hours are increasing, particularly among knowledge workers. Research indicates that women and men use work-time control (WTC; control over time off and daily hours) differently while men work longer paid hours, women use WTC to counteract work-life interference. In a knowledge-worker sample, we examined associations between WTC and overtime, work-life interference and exhaustion and tested whether gender moderates the mediating role of overtime.METHODS:
The sample contained 2248 Swedish knowledge workers. Employing hierarchical regression modelling, we examined effects of control over time off/daily hours on subsequent overtime hours, work-life interference and exhaustion in general and in gender-stratified samples. Using conditional process analysis, we tested moderated mediation models.RESULTS:
Control over time off was related to less work-life interference (ßmen= -0.117; 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.237 to 0.003; ßwomen= -0.253; 95% CI -0.386 to -0.120) and lower exhaustion (ßmen= -0.199; 95% CI -0.347 to -0.051; ßwomen= -0.271; 95% CI -0.443 to -0.100). For control over daily hours, estimates were close to zero. While men worked more overtime (42 min/week), we could not confirm gender moderating the indirect effect of control over time off/daily hours on work-life interference/exhaustion via overtime. Independent of gender, effects of control over time off on work-life interference were partly explained by working fewer overtime hours.CONCLUSIONS:
Control over time off was related to lower exhaustion and better work-life balance (in particular for women). We found no evidence for men's work-life interference increasing with higher WTC owing to working more overtime. Knowledge workers' control over time off may help prevent work-life interference and burnout.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Agotamiento Profesional
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Empleo
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA SOCIAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia