Why time poverty matters for individuals, organisations and nations

Giurge, Laura M.; Whillans, Ashley V.; West, C.D.

doi:10.1038/s41562-020-0920-z

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“…Portentously, booksellers now carry one-minute bedtime stories for time-starved parents [2] and people increasingly speed-watch videos and speed-listen to audio books [3][4][5]. These behaviors are symptomatic of an increasingly harried society suffering from chronic time poverty [6]. Work is intensifying-in 1965 about 50% of workers took breaks; in 2003, less than 2% [7].…”

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Does time management work? A meta-analysis

2021

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Does time management work? We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the impact of time management on performance and well-being. Results show that time management is moderately related to job performance, academic achievement, and wellbeing. Time management also shows a moderate, negative relationship with distress. Interestingly, individual differences and contextual factors have a much weaker association with time management, with the notable exception of conscientiousness. The extremely weak correlation with gender was unexpected: women seem to manage time better than men, but the difference is very slight. Further, we found that the link between time management and job performance seems to increase over the years: time management is more likely to get people a positive performance review at work today than in the early 1990s. The link between time management and gender, too, seems to intensify: women’s time management scores have been on the rise for the past few decades. We also note that time management seems to enhance wellbeing—in particular, life satisfaction—to a greater extent than it does performance. This challenges the common perception that time management first and foremost enhances work performance, and that wellbeing is simply a byproduct.

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Does time management work? A meta-analysis

2021

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“…For example, perhaps framing leisure as goal-consistent would allow people with negative beliefs about leisure to perceive leisure as more instrumental, thus mitigating the observed effects. Further, while we examined culture in a supplemental study, future research could explore other demographic factors such as gender (Giurge, Whillans, & West, 2020) and income (Smeets et al, 2020), both of which impact how people experience and spend their time. Examination of gender might be particularly impactful, where greater temporal demands and fewer opportunities for leisure exacerbate gender inequality (Giurge et al, 2021;Robinson & Godbey, 1998).…”

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Viewing leisure as wasteful undermines enjoyment

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Reczek

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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…People who are more time-affluent systematically report greater happiness and life satisfaction. The length and intensity of the workday are thus important determinants of individual and social well-being (Floro 1995;Giurge, Whillans, and West 2020;Whillans et al 2017).…”

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Work Time Matters for Mental Health: A Gender Analysis of Paid and Unpaid Labor in the United States

Piovani

Aydıner-Avşar

2021

Review of Radical Political Economics

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Based on Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) survey data for 2013–14, this paper examines the association between work time (inclusive of both paid and unpaid work time) and the mental health outcomes of men and women in the United States, controlling for economic and social buffers, education, and demographic factors. In the United States, even though women constitute close to half of the paid labor force, they still perform the lion’s share of unpaid work. The findings indicate that total work time is positively related with emotional distress for women, while there is no statistically significant relationship for men. For women, the relationship between work time and mental health is primarily driven by unpaid work rather than paid work. Evaluating the relationship between mental health and both productive and reproductive work is critical to develop effective public policies toward gender equity and social well-being. JEL classification: I14, J16, J01

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Why time poverty matters for individuals, organisations and nations

Cited by 124 publications

References 85 publications

Does time management work? A meta-analysis

Does time management work? A meta-analysis

Viewing leisure as wasteful undermines enjoyment

Work Time Matters for Mental Health: A Gender Analysis of Paid and Unpaid Labor in the United States

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