The effects of time-spatial flexibility and new working conditions on employees’ work–life balance: the Dutch case

Peters, Pascale; Dulk, Laura den; Lippe, A.G. van der

doi:10.1080/13668800902968907

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“…However, there is some evidence that flexibility might not always be good for workers. For example, time-spatial flexibility might increase stress because it leads to blurred boundaries between work and private life and makes it more difficult to be free from work (Peters et al 2009). …”

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“…However, flexibility might not always be beneficial. The opportunity to choose when to work might lead to blurred boundaries between work and other domains of life and to an inability to free oneself from work requirements (Peters, den Dulk, and Van der Lippe 2009). It is possible that this problem is particularly pressing among men with non-standard schedules.…”

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Non-standard work schedules, gender, and parental stress

Lozano¹,

Hamplová²,

Bourdais³

2016

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BACKGROUNDWorking non-standard hours changes the temporal structure of family life, constraining the time that family members spend with one another and threatening individuals" wellbeing. However, the empirical research on the link between stress and non-standard schedules has provided mixed results. Some studies have indicated that working nonstandard hours is harmful whereas others have suggested that working atypical hours might facilitate the balance between family and work. Moreover, there is some evidence that the association between stress and non-standard employment has different implications for men and women. OBJECTIVEThis paper examines the association between non-standard work schedules and stress among dual-earner couples with children. Two research questions are addressed. First, do predictability of the schedule and time flexibility moderate the link between nonstandard work hours and stress? Second, do non-standard schedules affect men"s and women"s perceptions of stress differently? METHODSWe use a sample of 1,932 working parents from the Canadian 2010 General Social Survey, which includes a time-use diary. A sequential logit regression analysis stratified by gender is employed to model two types of result. First, we estimate the odds of being stressed versus not being stressed. Second, for all respondents feeling stressed, we estimate the odds of experiencing high levels versus moderate levels of stress. RESULTSOur analysis shows that the link between non-standard working hours and perceived stress differs between mothers and fathers. First, fathers with non-standard schedules appear more likely to experience stress than those working standard hours, although the results are not significant. Among mothers, having a non-standard schedule is associated with a significantly lower risk of experiencing stress. Second, the analysis focusing on the mediating role of flexibility and predictability indicates that predictability is more important than flexibility. Workers with non-standard predictable schedules exhibit a lower risk of being stressed than those with non-standard unpredictable hours. Work flexibility does not seem to bring any additional advantage to women. However, it is linked to higher odds of being stressed for fathers, particularly among those having non-standard schedules.

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Non-standard work schedules, gender, and parental stress

Lozano¹,

Hamplová²,

Bourdais³

2016

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“…The advantages and disadvantages of telework, from the teleworker perspective, have been identified by several authors [14,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] and others have reviewed or listed them. [2,15,27,28] These are summarised in Table 2.…”

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Telework and health effects review

Tavares

2017

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Telework is an increasingly popular flexible working arrangement. The aim of this article is to describe the features that characterize telework. The advantages and disadvantages of teleworking are outlined, as well as its effects on the health of the worker. The method used was a literature review. The outputs of this search show that in general, empirical evidence favours a positive association between telework and worker health. However, there are also negative impacts on health such as stress and depression. The overall conclusion is that telework is likely to yield more good than bad for individual health.

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“…Working condition s include schedule and workplace flexibility, autonomy and accountability, teamwork, managemen t by objectives, and strict deadlines (Correia De Sousa & van Dierendonc k, 2010;Florida, 2002b;Peters, Den Dulk, & van Der Lippe, 2009 ). These working conditions might induce work intensification and blurred boundaries between work and leisure time (Peters et al, 2009 ) and consequentl y enhance the importance of the residence proximity to the workplace location.…”

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confidence: 99%