The Impact of Teleworking on Women’s Work–Life Balance and Life Satisfaction: a Longitudinal Study from Singapore

IF 2.8 3区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY Applied Research in Quality of Life Pub Date : 2024-06-28 DOI:10.1007/s11482-024-10340-x

Jolene Tan, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Poh Lin Tan

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As teleworking gains widespread global acceptance as a prevalent work arrangement, it is crucial to understand its implications for life satisfaction. Despite the increasing adoption of teleworking, few studies have examined the specific mechanisms through which it influences life satisfaction. This study used data on 358 married Singaporean women spanning six waves from 2018 to 2022, and applied path analysis to explore the effects of teleworking on life satisfaction mediated by work–life balance, workplace relationships, and working hours. The findings suggest a positive association between teleworking and life satisfaction, with work–life balance as a mediating factor. Although teleworking is associated with worsened workplace relationships and decreased working hours, the mediating effects of these factors on life satisfaction are not significant. Organizations should consider the potential benefits of teleworking for work–life balance and life satisfaction while also weighing its drawbacks.

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远程办公对妇女工作与生活平衡及生活满意度的影响：新加坡的一项纵向研究

随着远程工作作为一种普遍的工作安排被全球广泛接受，了解其对生活满意度的影响至关重要。尽管采用远程工作的人越来越多，但很少有研究探讨远程工作影响生活满意度的具体机制。本研究使用了 358 名已婚新加坡女性的数据，时间跨度从 2018 年到 2022 年的六次波次，并应用路径分析探讨了远程工作对生活满意度的影响，其中介因素包括工作与生活的平衡、职场关系和工作时间。研究结果表明，远程工作与生活满意度之间存在正相关，而工作与生活的平衡是一个中介因素。虽然远程办公与工作场所关系恶化和工作时间减少有关，但这些因素对生活满意度的中介效应并不显著。各组织应考虑远程工作对工作与生活平衡和生活满意度的潜在益处，同时也要权衡其弊端。

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Applied Research in Quality of Life SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The aim of this journal is to publish conceptual, methodological and empirical papers dealing with quality-of-life studies in the applied areas of the natural and social sciences. As the official journal of the ISQOLS, it is designed to attract papers that have direct implications for, or impact on practical applications of research on the quality-of-life. We welcome papers crafted from interdisciplinary, inter-professional and international perspectives. This research should guide decision making in a variety of professions, industries, nonprofit, and government sectors, including healthcare, travel and tourism, marketing, corporate management, community planning, social work, public administration, and human resource management. The goal is to help decision makers apply performance measures and outcome assessment techniques based on concepts such as well-being, human satisfaction, human development, happiness, wellness and quality-of-life. The Editorial Review Board is divided into specific sections indicating the broad scope of practice covered by the journal. The section editors are distinguished scholars from many countries across the globe.