Abstract
The present study explores the relations between work hours and the difficulty in leaving work on time to both work-to-family conflict (WFC) and burnout among female workers in Taiwan. A cross-sectional research design and questionnaire were employed to obtain the research data. In total, 738 full-time female workers took part in the study. The results of regression analyses showed that when age, marital status, economic status, occupation, parental status, and housework responsibilities were controlled, more work hours were positively associated with WFC and burnout. When the difficulty in leaving work on time was also considered in the analysis, long working hours were still significantly associated with burnout; however, the significant relation with WFC disappeared. It is surmised that if female employees work overtime voluntarily, the perception of WFC diminishes; nevertheless, the adverse effect of long working hours on health remains unabated. This study concludes that female employees who work overtime on a voluntary basis are at risk of health problems, which should be a focus of concern.
Highlights
Due to the increasing influx of female workers in Taiwan, concern has arisen with regard to the work-life balance of women, who traditionally have had more domestic responsibilities than men.With their growing participation in the labor force, the demands on women are becoming greater.In 1978, the female labor force participation rate in Taiwan was 39.1%, whereas in 1988 it was 45.6%.The latest data for 2019 showed it was 51.5% [1,2]
The results showed that in the multiple linear regression analyses, when age, marital status, economic status, occupation, parental status, and the responsibility of housework were all controlled, a higher number of work hours was positively associated with work-to-family conflict (WFC) and burnout
The present study explored the relations of work hours and the difficulty in leaving work on time to both work-to-family conflict (WFC) and burnout among female workers
Summary
Due to the increasing influx of female workers in Taiwan, concern has arisen with regard to the work-life balance of women, who traditionally have had more domestic responsibilities than men.With their growing participation in the labor force, the demands on women are becoming greater.In 1978, the female labor force participation rate in Taiwan was 39.1%, whereas in 1988 it was 45.6%.The latest data for 2019 showed it was 51.5% [1,2]. Due to the increasing influx of female workers in Taiwan, concern has arisen with regard to the work-life balance of women, who traditionally have had more domestic responsibilities than men. With their growing participation in the labor force, the demands on women are becoming greater. Female workers were more vulnerable to physical and psychological symptoms than male workers in Taiwan [3]. Another survey for hospital staff in Taiwan showed that when job position, work year, and daily work time were taken into consideration, female employees experienced more nervousness, nightmares, irritability, headaches, and insomnia than male employees did [4]. Exhaustion was consistently found to be more prevalent among women than men [9]
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