Four-Day Work Week and Occupational Stress: A Mixed- Method Study of Older Workers

在英国，四天工作周(FDWW)在企业和公众中越来越受欢迎，这得益于为期六个月的FDWW试验(试验)(2022年全球四天工作周)的乐观指标(例如，企业生产率的提高)。基于‘100：80：100原则’的FDWW还处于初级阶段(即80%的工作时间和100%的工资，以换取保持100%的生产力)；关于其影响的证据仍然很少，特别是关于其缺点的证据。尽管FDWW为工人提供了更多的休闲时间而不影响他们的收入能力(Kallis等人，2013)，但它导致工人的日程安排更紧(CITYA.M.，2022)。然后，时间压力会增加工人的职业压力(德梅鲁提等人，2001年)，特别是对于通常被认为适应能力较差的老年工人(Van Dalen等人，2010年；Rix，2001年)。然而，没有一项研究调查了FDWW对老年工人的影响(Bird，2009)。应该填补这些研究空白，因为它们对当今的三个问题具有重要意义：平等、健康老龄化和经济复苏。因此，本研究通过序贯解释的方法来探讨FDWW是否会对年长员工造成职业压力。

The Four-Day Work Week (FDWW) is gaining popularityamong businesses and the public in the United Kingdom(UK), driven by optimistic indicators (e.g. increased businessproductivity) from the six-month FDWW trial (the trial) (4DAY WEEK GLOBAL, 2022). FDWW based on the'100:80:100 principle' is in its infancy (i.e. 80% of workingtime and 100% salary in return for maintaining 100%productivity); evidence on its impact remains scarce,especially regarding its shortcomings. Though FDWW offersworkers more time for leisure without impairing earningcapacity (Kallis et al., 2013), it leads to tighter schedules forworkers (CITYA.M., 2022). Time pressure can then reinforceoccupational stress for workers (Demerouti et al., 2001),especially for older workers normally perceived as lessadaptable (Van Dalen et al., 2010; Rix, 2001). However, noprevious study has investigated the impact of FDWW on olderworkers (Bird, 2009). Such research gaps should be filled fortheir significance to three issues today: equality, healthyageing and economic recovery. This study therefore exploreswhether FDWW imposes occupational stress on older workersthrough sequential explanatory approach.