Let me go to the office! An investigation into the side effects of working from home on work-life balance
Let me go to the office! An investigation into the side effects of working from home on work-life balance
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DOI：
10.1108/ijpsm-06-2020-0150
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发表时间：
2020-10-07
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Palumbo, Rocco
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作者：
Palumbo, Rocco
目的新冠肺炎疫情带来的破坏迫使很大一部分公共部门员工在家远程工作。以家庭为基础的远程工作确保了提供公共服务的连续性，减少了大流行病带来的干扰。然而，人们对在家远程办公对远程员工管理工作与生活相互作用的能力的影响知之甚少。本文采用回顾的方法，调查了第六次欧洲工作条件调查(EWCS)提供的数据，以揭示这一及时的主题。设计/方法论/方法一种经验性的、定量的研究设计。一方面，研究了在家远程办公对工作-生活平衡的直接影响。另一方面，工作投入和感知的工作相关疲劳被纳入实证分析，作为中介变量，在远程办公与工作-生活平衡之间的关系中起到了中介作用。研究发现，在家远程办公对公务员的工作-生活平衡产生了负面影响。在家远程工作的员工遭受了更多的工作与生活和生活与工作之间的冲突。在家远程办公引发了更大的工作相关疲劳，这恶化了人们感觉到的工作与生活的平衡。工作投入正向中介了在家工作对工作-生活平衡的负面影响。实际影响在家远程办公对远程工作者处理与工作有关的承诺和日常生活活动之间的相互作用的能力有副作用。这源于私人生活和工作之间的重叠，这导致个人关切和工作职责受到更大的污染。工作投入可以减少人们对工作和生活失衡的感觉。远程工作引发的与工作相关的疲劳增加，可能会导致在家远程工作人员的身体和精神疲惫。原创性/价值本文调查了在家远程工作对工作与生活平衡的副作用，强调了工作投入和工作相关疲劳的中介作用。
Purpose The disruptions brought by COVID-19 pandemic compelled a large part of public sector employees to remotely work from home. Home-based teleworking ensured the continuity of the provision of public services, reducing disruptions brought by the pandemic. However, little is known about the implications of telecommuting from home on the ability of remote employees to manage the work-life interplay. The article adopts a retrospective approach, investigating data provided by the sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) to shed lights into this timely topic. Design/methodology/approach An empirical, quantitative research design was crafted. On the one hand, the direct effects of telecommuting from home on work-life balance were investigated. On the other hand, work engagement and perceived work-related fatigue were included in the empirical analysis as mediating variables which intervene in the relationship between telecommuting from home and work-life balance. Findings Home-based telecommuting negatively affected the work-life balance of public servants. Employees who remotely worked from home suffered from increased work-to-life and life-to-work conflicts. Telecommuting from home triggered greater work-related fatigue, which worsened the perceived work-life balance. Work engagement positively mediated the negative effects of working from home on work-life balance. Practical implications Telecommuting from home has side effects on the ability of remote workers to handle the interplay between work-related commitments and daily life activities. This comes from the overlapping between private life and work, which leads to greater contamination of personal concerns and work duties. Work engagement lessens the perceptions of work-life unbalance. The increased work-related fatigue triggered by remote working may produce a physical and emotional exhaustion of home-based teleworkers. Originality/value The article investigates the side effects of remotely working from home on work-life balance, stressing the mediating role of work engagement and work-related fatigue.