Toward definitional clarity of technology-assisted supplemental work: A bridge over muddied waters

Eichberger, Clara; Zacher, Hannes

doi:10.1017/iop.2021.82

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“…We solely focused on the duration of daily TASW in our study. While this is an important facet of TASW (Ďuranová & Ohly, 2016), it might be worthwhile to assess the nature and context of TASW in more detail (see also Eichberger & Zacher, in press). The spatial and temporal conditions of engaging in TASW might determine the relationship of TASW and unfinished tasks.…”

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A daily diary study on technology-assisted supplemental work, unfinished tasks, and sleep: The role of problem-solving pondering.

Kühner¹,

Derks²,

Zacher³

2022

International Journal of Stress Management

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Engaging in work-related activities after hours is increasingly common among knowledge workers due to modern information and communication technologies. The potential downsides of technology-assisted supplemental work (TASW) are well-researched. In contrast, the question how TASW can support employees in meeting their work demands has not received sufficient attention. Building on conservation of resources theory (Hobfoll, 1989), we proposed that TASW is related to fewer unfinished tasks at the end of the day (i.e., before going to bed). We further hypothesized that fewer unfinished tasks, in turn, will be associated with better sleep quality and quantity. In addition, we expected that high (vs. low) levels of problem-solving pondering strengthen the negative relationship between TASW and unfinished tasks. We tested these hypotheses using a daily diary study (N = 100 employees). Participants answered two surveys per day (1 before going to bed and 1 after waking up) throughout one workweek. Results of multilevel analyses showed that daily TASW was negatively related to daily unfinished tasks, but only when daily problem-solving pondering was high. Daily TASW, but not daily unfinished tasks, was negatively associated with daily sleep quantity. We discuss practical implications and future research avenues regarding the relationship between TASW and sleep.

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A daily diary study on technology-assisted supplemental work, unfinished tasks, and sleep: The role of problem-solving pondering.

Kühner¹,

Derks²,

Zacher³

2022

International Journal of Stress Management

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“…Note that overtime hours may be compensated in some form. What mattered for the purpose of our study was that overtime hours may limit mothers' capacity to engage in supportive parenting practices (for a discussion, see Eichberger & Zacher, 2021).…”

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“…Other studies have found that working from home can also increase levels of work-to-family conflict, particularly if employees perform supplemental overtime work from home (Abendroth & Reimann, 2018;Kim et al, 2020). Conceptual research has argued that supplemental work from home expands employees' working time and workload on that specific day (Eichberger & Zacher, 2021). Empirical studies have shown that bringing work home to perform supplemental overtime work can increase time pressure and psychological distress (Duxbury et al, 1996;Ojala et al, 2014).…”

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Work-to-family conflict and parenting practices: Examining the role of working from home among lone and partnered working mothers

Bernhardt¹,

Recksiedler

2022

JFamRes

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Objective: This study investigates associations between work-to-family conflict and parenting practices among lone and partnered working mothers and the role of working from home as a potential resource gain or drain for acting empathetically and supportively towards their children. Background: Emerging evidence suggests that work-to-family conflict reduces responsive parenting practices, yet prior studies have rarely examined disparities by family structure. Although working from home has recently gained in importance in the workforce, there is still little research on its implications for the relationship between work-to-family conflict and the quality of parenting practices. If working from home is not used to do supplemental work during overtime hours, it may free up mothers’ time and emotional resources. In turn, this may either buffer the harmful impact of work-to-family conflict on parenting practices or indirectly enhance the quality of parenting practices by reducing work-to-family conflict. This could be particularly beneficial for lone mothers, who experience more role and time strain. Method: Analyses were based on 1,723 working mothers and their reports on 2,820 schoolchildren drawn from a German probability sample that was collected in 2019 (i.e., before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic). Using OLS regression models, we first examined whether work-to-family conflict was associated with four dimensions of verbal parenting practices (i.e., responsive and hostile communication, responsive decision-making, and school involvement at home). Second, we conducted moderation analyses to test differences by working from home (within contract hours and for supplemental work) and family structure with two-way and three-way interactions. Third, we performed mediation analyses to examine the indirect effect of working from home on each parenting dimension mediated by work-to-family conflict. Results: Higher levels of work-to-family conflict were associated with less responsive and more hostile parenting practices. The moderation analyses did not indicate a buffering effect of working from home. Instead, the mediation analyses showed that compared to mothers who worked from home within their contract hours, those who did not work from home or who did supplemental work from home tended to report less empathic parenting practices transmitted through higher levels of work-to-family conflict. Results showed no significant associations for mothers’ school involvement at home. Furthermore, no major differences emerged between lone and partnered mothers. Conclusion: Our pre-pandemic results challenge the buffering hypothesis and suggest that working from home can be either a resource gain or drain for the mother-child relationship regardless of family structure, but depending on mothers’ opportunity to work from home within the scope of contract hours.

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Technology-assisted supplemental work: A meta-analysis

Kühner

Rudolph

Derks

et al. 2023

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Toward definitional clarity of technology-assisted supplemental work: A bridge over muddied waters

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

A daily diary study on technology-assisted supplemental work, unfinished tasks, and sleep: The role of problem-solving pondering.

A daily diary study on technology-assisted supplemental work, unfinished tasks, and sleep: The role of problem-solving pondering.

Work-to-family conflict and parenting practices: Examining the role of working from home among lone and partnered working mothers

Technology-assisted supplemental work: A meta-analysis

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