Work-life balance predicted work ability two years later: a cohort study of employees in the Swedish energy and water sector

Berglund, Erik; Anderzén, Ingrid; Andersén, Åsa; Lindberg, Per

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-11235-4

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“…Our empirical evidence indicated that work and family are essential life domains, and balance between these two domains is crucial for PWA. In this regard, our findings align with other quantitative studies that have established a relationship between work-family or work-life balance and WA (Abdelrehim et al 2023;Berglund et al 2021). Our research showed that the work and non-work domains are intricately intertwined and cannot be examined separately.…”

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Teachers’ perceived work ability: a qualitative exploration using the Job Demands-Resources model

Hlado,

Harvankova

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Teaching is a highly demanding profession; therefore, it is necessary to address how teachers cope with the demands of their job and how these demands affect their work ability. This study aims to investigate teachers’ perceptions of work ability and the underlying mechanisms through which job demands influence their perceived work ability. The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model serves as the theoretical framework for this investigation. A qualitative approach was employed, utilizing in-depth interviews with a sample of 14 upper secondary school teachers in the Czech Republic. The teachers had an average age of 46.9 years (SD = 9.22). The findings revealed a limited awareness among teachers regarding the holistic nature of work ability. Job demands emerged as a factor indirectly impacting perceived work ability through the health impairment process. High job demands and obstacles contributed to teacher stress, resulting in fatigue, impaired physical or mental health, and reduced perceived work ability. Moreover, the study showed how tough job demands extend beyond the professional realm, leading to work-family conflicts that further impair work ability. This study provided empirical support for the inclusion of perceived work ability as an outcome influenced by job demands within the JD-R model. Additionally, it emphasized the need for a comprehensive framework that considers both organizational and individual factors in both work and non-work domains to effectively investigate perceived work ability among teachers.

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confidence: 91%

Teachers’ perceived work ability: a qualitative exploration using the Job Demands-Resources model

Hlado,

Harvankova

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…To assess the components of work-life balance, a 24-item scale developed by Fisher, Bulger and Smith (2009) was adopted for the present study. Similar studies in the recent past also adopted Fisher, Bulger and Smith (2009) work-life balance item scale in other contexts (Matthews, Wayne and Ford, 2014;Irawanto, Novianti, and Roz, 2021;Berglund, et al, 2021). For both scales adopted by the present study, exploratory factor analysis has been conducted to ascertain the construct validity of the scales.…”

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confidence: 93%

Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Work-Life Balance among Indian Construction Professionals

Manivannan¹,

Loganathan

Kamalanabhan

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CEB

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The construction industry has long been recognized as a stressful industry, due to its complexity and management of a large number of stakeholders. Occupational stress causes a negative impact on both the work and personal life of professionals. Previous studies have established that occupational stress of construction professionals is strongly associated with low productivity, high absenteeism, and poor work performance. However, there is a lack of scientific studies that provide linkages between occupational stressors and the dimensions of work-life balance. The present research aims to study the perceived level of occupational stress and assess its relationship with the dimensions of work-life balance among construction professionals. Within an established theoretical framework, eight hypotheses were formulated to investigate the above relationship. A cross-sectional survey-based approach was adopted to assess the level of occupational stress and work-life balance. The survey was administered among construction project managers, project engineers, and site engineers in the Indian context. With 285 valid responses, relative importance index and multiple regression analysis methods were utilised to analyse the collected data. The findings revealed major stressors that contribute to high levels of occupational stress under work-related and organisation-related stressor categories. The top five identified stressors included job nature demands coordination with multiple stakeholders, tight time frame for work, unstable working hours, bureaucracy, and quantitative work overload. With regards to the relationship between the categories of occupational stress and work-life balance, the results indicate that work-related stressors are significantly and positively related to work interference to personal life (WIPL) and personal life interference to work (PLIW) and negatively relate to work enhancement of personal life (WEPL) and personal life enhancement of work (PLEW). In the case of organisation-related stressors, both organisation policy and organisation position-related stressors significantly and positively influence WIPL however, no significant relationship was noticed with PLIW, WEPL, and PLEW. While the existing studies have provided evidence that work-life imbalance causes occupational stress, one of the major contributions of the present study is that it provides valid scientific evidence that occupational stress significantly influences work-life life balance negatively. The study’s findings with regards to unveiling the relationship between the categories of occupational stressors and dimensions of work-life balance would help organisations derive relevant policies for creating a supportive work environment. To this end, the paper advances our collective understanding of occupational stress and work-life balance with multiple dimensions and perspectives.

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“…Abdullah et al (2022) studied WLB and JS in Chhattisgarh. In addition to the above Berglund et al (2021) studied the influence of WLB on the predicted work ability of employees in Sweden. Thilagavathy and Geetha (2023) systematically reviewed literature on WLB, Tamunomiebi and Oyibo (2020) systematically reviewed WLB and employee performance and concluded that systemic barriers are hindering implementation of the policies on WLB in Nigeria.…”

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“…Examination of the extent to which WLB, health and well-being in European welfare states can be a balancing act ( Lunau et al, 2019 ) and the influence of JS and WLB on the job performance of female Nurses, and lastly, the influence of WLB on JS ( Abdullah et al, 2022 ). Other empirical studies on WLB include Agha et al (2017) , Qureshi et al (2019) , Berglund et al (2020) , Ahmad and Raja (2021) , Pehlivanoğlu et al (2022) , Bocean et al (2023) , Cheung G. W. et al (2023) , and Gupta and Agrawal (2023) . Most of the studies used cross-sectional surveys and literature reviews as their designs.…”

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Work-life balance and employee commitment: mediating effect of job satisfaction

Inegbedion

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionWork is very important to man and work experiences have implications on other aspects of human life. The major essence of work is to obtain resources to optimize other domains of life. This demands the need to strike a balance. Flowing from the positive and negative effect of the Spill over theory, the study investigated the influence of work-life balance (WLB) on employee job commitment using JS as the mediating variable.MethodsA cross-sectional survey design elicited the desired data from 344 employees in 4 Universities and 4 multinational companies. Path diagram analysis served as the data analysis technique.Results/discussionThe results show that all the family and religious lives have statistically significant negative influences on employee commitment (EMPC) while leisure and health have statistically significant positive influences on EMPC. The study thus, makes theoretical contributions.

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Work-life balance predicted work ability two years later: a cohort study of employees in the Swedish energy and water sector

Cited by 8 publications

References 56 publications

Teachers’ perceived work ability: a qualitative exploration using the Job Demands-Resources model

Teachers’ perceived work ability: a qualitative exploration using the Job Demands-Resources model

Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Work-Life Balance among Indian Construction Professionals

Work-life balance and employee commitment: mediating effect of job satisfaction

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