Work hours, work schedules, and subjective well-being in Korea

Song, Yoo-Jean; Lee, Yun‐Suk

doi:10.1177/0268580920949724

“…Studies show that long working hours inhibit the opportunities for recovery necessary to be healthy [ 43 ]. Our findings suggest that working for long hours has detrimental effects on nurses through fatigue, health, and pleasure deprivation which is supported by other studies [ 44 ]. In line with our findings, studies in Iran and Sweden showed that long working hours are associated with burnout [ 45 – 47 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Burnout and Associated Factors among Hospital‐Based Nurses in Northern Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

Udho

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,

Kabunga

²

2022

BioMed Research International

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Background. Burnout is a public health problem that disproportionately affects nurses in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weak health systems that create an unconducive workplace environment. In Uganda, there is limited evidence on the burden of burnout among nurses in a manner that undermine advocacy and policy formulation. We aimed to assess the level of burnout and associated factors among nurses in northern Uganda. Methods. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted among 375 randomly selected nurses from health facilities in northern Uganda. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics and logistic regression at a 95% level of significance in SPSS version 25. Results. Majority of the respondents were female 56.5% ( n = 223 ). Nearly half, 49.1% ( n = 194 ) of respondents had high levels of burnout, 36.2% ( n = 143 ) reported average levels of burnout, and 14.7% ( n = 58 ) reported low levels of burnout. Factors associated with burnout were age (AOR: 2.90; 95% CI: 1.28-6.58; p = 0.011 ), social support (AOR: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.22-0.94; p = 0.033 ), healthy eating (AOR: 0.06; 95% CI: 0.02-0.22; p < 0.001 ), workload (AOR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.14-0.68; p = 0.004 ), and management responsibilities (AOR: 3.07; 95% CI: 1.54-6.12; p = 0.001 ). Conclusion. Half of the nurses in northern Uganda experienced high levels of burnout. The Ministry of Health should consider recruiting more nurses to reduce workload and adjust working hours to prevent workplace-related burnout among nurses in the country.

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“…Numerous studies have shown that working long hours limits the opportunities for recovery necessary to be healthy and happy [ 6 ]. In addition, it has a detrimental effect on SWB through individuals’ fatigue, health deprivation, and time pressure [ 27 ]. Our study shows that a significant negative correlation exists between working hours and SWB, which proves this again.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although previous studies have highlighted the importance of working hours in understanding individuals’ job burnout or SWB [ 25 , 27 ], we have a different context. Most of the existing related research has been conducted in Western countries, and rarely have thorough studies been conducted in China, even in Asia [ 27 ]. China has the largest population in the world.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Working Hours, Job Burnout, and Subjective Well-Being of Hospital Administrators: An Empirical Study Based on China’s Tertiary Public Hospitals

Jia

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,

Wen

²

,

Lin

³

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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(1) Purpose: To analyze the role of job burnout in connection with working hours and subjective well-being (SWB) among hospital administrators in China’s tertiary public hospitals. (2) Methods: A multi-stage, stratified, cluster random sampling method was used to select 443 hospital administrators in six tertiary public hospitals for study. The data were collected and analyzed using the working hours measuring scale, Maslach burnout, and the subjective well-being schedule. Pearson correlation, structural equation model, and bootstrap tests were conducted to examine the association between job burnout, working hours, and SWB. (3) Results: Among the 443 respondents, 330 worked more than 8 h per day on average (76.2%), 81 had the longest continuous working time more than 16 h (18.7%), and 362 worked overtime on weekends (82.2%). The prevalence of job burnout in hospital administrators was 62.8%, among which, 59.8% have mild burnout and 3.00% have severe burnout. In the dimension of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal achievement, the proportion of people in high burnout was 21.0% (91/433), 15.0% (65/433), and 45.3% (196/433), respectively. Job burnout has a mediating effect between working hours and SWB, which accounted for 95.5% of the total effect. (4) Conclusion: Plagued by long working hours and severe job burnout, the hospital administrators in China’s tertiary public hospitals may have low SWB. Working hours have a negative direct impact on job burnout and SWB, and an indirect impact on SWB through job burnout as a mediator. Targeted strategies should be taken to adjust working hours to promote the physical and mental health of hospital administrators.

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“…About half were working at 9am, 60% at 10am, and 65% at 11am. It might reflect the fact that women are more likely than men to take care of children in the morning (Song and Lee, 2021). However, at noon, higher proportions of women compared to men were working, 34% and 24% respectively.…”

Section: When People Work: Weekdays Vs Weekendsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Who Works When? The Case of South Korea

Song¹,

Lee²

2021

JTUR

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Although Korea’s long working hours are well-known, the work schedules of individuals with different socioeconomic characteristics have not been studied. This paper examines the timing of paid work and socioeconomic characteristics associated with work schedules in Korea. Using data from the Korean Time Use Survey (KTUS) 2014 and based on the analysis of employed people aged from 19 to 64, we found that a higher proportion of men work every hour of the day as compared to women. Women tend to start work late in the day, but a similar proportion of women and men work in the afternoon and evening. About 5 % work during non-standard hours, such as in the evening, at night, and in the early morning, and this percentage increases on the weekends. As in previous literature, divorced men and women or single women tend to work more during non-standard hours during weekdays and weekends. Both occupation and employment status are related to working non-standard hours, showing that women in service sectors and working as an unpaid employee at the family business, and men working in manual labor are more likely than people in other occupations to work during non-standard hours or weekends.

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Work hours, work schedules, and subjective well-being in Korea

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Burnout and Associated Factors among Hospital‐Based Nurses in Northern Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

Burnout and Associated Factors among Hospital‐Based Nurses in Northern Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

Working Hours, Job Burnout, and Subjective Well-Being of Hospital Administrators: An Empirical Study Based on China’s Tertiary Public Hospitals

Who Works When? The Case of South Korea

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