Personal Life Activities Research Articles

Wearing different hats enriches "outside the box" thinking: Examining the relationship between personal life activity breadth and creativity at work.

People wear many salient hats across the different parts of their lives and recent advances in the work-life literature have called attention to the necessary addition of personal life activities to be studied as a unique facet of nonwork to better understand interrole relationships. We therefore draw on enrichment theory to examine why and when employees' participation in personal life activities can positively influence creativity at work through nonwork cognitive developmental resources. Moreover, by integrating insights from construal level theory, this research sheds new light on the ways people think about their personal life activities as playing a discernible role in how people can generate and/or apply resources from their activities. Results of two multiwave studies revealed that people who tend to engage in a greater breadth of personal life activities can gain nonwork cognitive developmental resources (i.e., skills, knowledge, and perspectives) that, in turn, enhance their creativity at work. Personal life construal level also moderated the resource generation stage of enrichment, but not resource application to work; people who adopted lower construal level (i.e., more concretely: how they do activities) were more likely to generate cognitive developmental resources from their participation in personal life activities versus those with higher construal level (i.e., more abstractly: why they do activities). This research meets at the convergence of real-world trends on parallel "work" and "nonwork" sides of the interface as well as offers novel and nuanced theoretical insights into instrumental personal life-to-work enrichment processes which can benefit employees and organizations alike. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Influence of job satisfaction on SRH and happiness among Korean disabled workers: findings from the panel survey of employment for the disabled 2016-2018.

An understanding of the economic life activities of persons with disabilities (PWD) is important. Their ability to perform tasks and an increase in their income are more likely to yield an improvement in their Self-Rated Health (SRH) and happiness. However, there is still a lack of understanding of the specific associations among PWD in South Korea. Thus, this study conducted a longitudinal analysis of the association between job satisfaction and SRH, happiness among the Korean PWD. After excluding missing values, data on 1,637 participants at baseline (1st wave) were analyzed using the chi-square test, t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and generalized estimating equation (GEE) model for data from 1st to 3rd Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED). All analyses were conducted using the SAS statistical software package, version 9.4. Compared to very high job satisfaction group, low job satisfaction group was more likely to experience negative SRH [odds ratio (OR): 3.497, value of p: <0.0001] and experience low happiness (B: -0.291, value of p: <0.0001). Furthermore, in terms of the overall satisfaction with current job among the PWD, compared to the 'very satisfied' group, 'very unsatisfied' group had higher negative SRH (OR: 5.158, value of p: 0.003) and lower happiness (B: -0.327, value of p: <0.0001). This study suggests that increasing job satisfaction of PWD possibly leads to decreased negative SRH and to increased happiness, resulting in better SRH and happiness. Furthermore, it suggests the establishment of systemic, policy-oriented measures to enhance the employment opportunities for disabled individuals in Korea and create an inclusive working environment that aligns with their respective job responsibilities.

INJURIES RISK ASSESSMENT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AT THE MANUAL TRANSFERRING OF LOADS

The employment of persons with permanent functional changes in health state is a difficult issue taking into account the fact that, in addition to objective risks caused by the presence of equipment, vehicles and other sources of potential hazards in the production environment, there are subjective risks related to psychophysiological features of a person. The vulnerability of persons with disabilities, compared to other workers, leads to discrimination in employment on the workplaces, because employers tend to consider them as a potential direct or indirect source of increasing the level of injuries or accidents in the company. The lack of qualified specialists in most Ukrainian enterprises capable to assess the risks and implement the principle of reasonable adaptation of equipment and technological processes to the special needs of persons with disabilities determines the need to develop risk assessment methods that will allow effective management decisions to be made to ensure safety at employees' workplaces. The article proposes a method that allows assessing the risks of manual transferring of loads and takes into account the limitations of the life activities of persons with disabilities who, according to the conclusions of the medical and social expert commission, can do this work. The risk assessment methodology was developed on the basis of the international standard EN 1005-2 Safety of machinery – Human physical performance and adapted taking into account the peculiarities of the national legal framework. At the calculation of the risk, it is suggested to use a coefficient that depends on the degree of severity of life restrictions in relation to loads on the musculoskeletal system, established by the medical and social expert commission. This allows making the effective preventive decisions. For example, obtaining the value of the RІІ risk index at the level of 1.42 at the lifting a load weighing 10 kg, which is characterized as an unacceptable risk, can be adjusted both by changing the organization of the workplace and by reducing the weight of the load by 4 kg. The use of the methodology allows specialists who are responsible for the safety to assess risks and use the labour potential of employees without harming their health and increasing the level of industrial injuries. Keywords: risk, worker with disability, trauma, manual transferring of loads.

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A Research View of Quiet Quitting for Gig Faculty in Academic Faculty Positions: Part 3 of 3

Journals and credible news organizations such as the Chronicles of Higher Education has explored the dissatisfaction of tenured lined faculty for several years with topics that include tenure and the arrival fallacy [3], Dissatisfaction of Associate Professors [2] and professors leaving academe [4]. The challenge of the Gig Academe and the Pandemic may also provide additional challenges that influence this phenomena. The Gig Academe as subset of the Gig Economy where many younger adults are choosing personal life activities over commitment to institutions. The timely discussion of quiet quitting [5] which is characterized this research as negative turnover, or an incident where a non-productive employee does not quit and may quietly creating a non-productive environment. This multi-year research project that yielded a dissertation provides a substantial study on faculty burnout, job satisfaction and its impacts by field, gender and Promotion and tenure level adds to the field and insights to this important discussion. This research is presented in 3 parts. This 2nd installment details the questionnaire development and model development for faculty at all levels.

A Research View of Quiet Quitting for Gig Faculty in Academic Faculty Positions: Part 2 of 3

Journals and credible news organizations such as the Chronicles of Higher Education has explored the dissatisfaction of tenured lined faculty for several years with topics that include tenure and the arrival fallacy [3], Dissatisfaction of Associate Professors [2] and professors leaving academe [4]. The challenge of the Gig Academe and the Pandemic may also provide additional challenges that influence this phenomena. The Gig Academe as subset of the Gig Economy where many younger adults are choosing personal life activities over commitment to institutions. The timely discussion of quiet quitting [5] which is characterized this research as negative turnover, or an incident where a non-productive employee does not quit and may quietly creating a non-productive environment. This multi-year research project that yielded a dissertation provides a substantial study on faculty burnout, job satisfaction and its impacts by field, gender and Promotion and tenure level adds to the field and insights to this important discussion. This research is presented in 3 parts. This 2nd installment details the questionnaire development and model development for faculty at all levels.

Histopathological changes caused by noise exposure in lung, heart, kidney, and liver tissues in New Zealand white rabbits

Introduction: Noise exposure is a common phenomenon in all personal life activities. Due to the prevalence of exposure to noise, many people are exposed to noise. Some of the harmful effects of noise on human health have been proven so far. The purpose of this study was to experiment histopathological effects caused by exposure to white noise. Materials and methods: Four New Zealand white rabbits were exposed to 85±2 dB white noise for five consequent days. Heart, kidney, liver, and lung tissues were studied by the Hematoxylin and Eosin staining (H&amp;E) method. The independent t-test was used for comparing the mean weight of tissues. Results: This study showed that exposure to 85±2 dB white noise did not significantly change heart and lungs tissues. Nevertheless, this study indicated that exposure to noise induced different pathological changes in kidney and liver tissues. Exposure to noise made congestion, unclear brush border, and tubular cell vacuolization in kidney tissue. Moreover, eosinophilic cytoplasm was made by noise exposure in liver tissue. Furthermore, no statistically significant difference was detected in the mean tissue weight/mean body weight in rabbits. Conclusion: This study showed that exposure to noise might be a risk factor for different renal and hepatic diseases. Nevertheless, more studies need to complete these results.

Personal Life, Working Time and Job Stress on Employees’ Performance in Selected Nigerian Banks

Work-life balance has become an important area of concern for employers and employees in most organizations all over the world. In this study, effort was made to investigate the influence of three variables of work-life balance namely personal life, working time and job stress on employees’ performance in select Nigerian banks. Four banks were selected for the study based on their ranking as top Nigerian banks by the Corporate Finance Institute, namely; Zenith bank, GTB, Ecobank Nigeria and First Bank of Nigeria Plc. Primary data was collected using structured questionnaire. Population of the study was 401 bankers in 21 branches of the banks, located in Akwa Ibom State. A sample size of 200 bankers was drawn from the population size using Taro Yamene’s formula for sample determination. Chebyshev Proportionate formula was further used to determine the sample proportion of each branch. Hypothesis was tested using multiple regression analysis. Computations were done by means of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Findings revealed that there was significant effect of employees’ personal life, working time and job stress on workers performance in the selected Nigerian banks. It was concluded that work-life balance variables relate to and have influence on workers performance in Nigerian banks. As such, it was recommended that Nigerian banks should establish and maintain a work family culture that encompasses personal life activities, and also implement working time options and stress management programmes as workplace support measures that include family friendly policies to help resolve work-life balance problems.

A Research View of Quiet Quitting for Gig Faculty in Academic Faculty Positions: Part 1 of 3

Journals and credible news organizations such as the Chronicles of Higher Education has explored the dissatisfaction of tenured lined faculty for several years with topics that include tenure and the arrival fallacy [3], Dissatisfaction of Associate Professors [2] and professors leaving academe [4]. The challenge of the Gig Academe and the Pandemic may also provide additional challenges that influence this phenomenon. The Gig Academe as subset of the Gig Economy where many younger adults are choosing personal life activities over commitment to institutions. The timely discussion of quiet quitting [5] which is characterized this research as negative turnover, or an incident where a non-productive employee does not quit and may quietly creating a non-productive environment. This multi-year research project that yielded a dissertation provides a substantial study on faculty burnout, job satisfaction and its impacts by field, gender and Promotion and tenure level adds to the field and insights to this important discussion. This research is presented in 3 parts. Part 1 an overview of the research characterization and the topic. Success papers will provide additional information on the results including questionnaire design, findings on burnout and turnover and implications.

A Qualitative Study of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Sample of Patients With Chronic Pain.

This qualitative phenomenological study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of patients living with chronic pain. Patients referred to an intensive interdisciplinary pain management program between June 2020 to June 2021 were asked, “How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect your life?” as part of their interdisciplinary assessment. Ninety patients (50 Veterans, 40 civilians) provided comments to this question, which were independently organized into themes using an inductive approach by 4 researchers. Nine main themes emerged: (1) changed psychological state, (2) minimal to no effect, (3) affected personal life activities, (4) changes in accessing care, (5) changes in work/education situation, (6) changes in family dynamics, (7) experiencing more annoyances, (8) COVID-19 pandemic is a barrier to making positive changes, and (9) got COVID-19. Themes are consistent with topics of interest in light of this ongoing, global stressor. Most commonly reported themes reflected changes in psychological well-being and changes in access to care, highlighting similarities between life with chronic pain and life under the pandemic for this group.

Work-Life Balance : A Review and Future Research Agenda

This article aimed to provide an integrated review of the research in the area of work-life balance (WLB) that has attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. It has been due to contemporary demographic, technological, environmental changes and also due to heightened concern among individuals for greater balance in work and personal life domains. WLB is a holistic concept that focuses on integrating the work and personal life activities of the individuals. This study contributed to the area of the work-life interface by scrutinizing the conceptualization of the key constructs, their meaning, and the influence of various antecedents and their consequences. Besides, this article also highlighted significant gaps and recommended avenues for future research. While reviewing this topic, it was observed that most prominently, researchers have put more emphasis on work-family conflict (WFC), while the WLB concept has received less attention in work-life research. Determinants of the work-life interface such as organizational domain predictors, dispositional (individual) predictors, life domain predictors, and demographic predictors are the prominent research areas in this field. The outcomes of the work-life interface identified in this field included work domain predictors and non-work domain predictors. The majority of the research studies in this field have taken place in developed economies in contrast to developing economies. Empirical research with regression-based models for analysis is the most popular research design.

Juggling the management of everyday life activities in persons living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Purpose Evidence regarding everyday life activities in people living with COPD is limited. Such evidence can improve our understanding when designing interventions for pulmonary rehabilitation that aim at increasing or maintaining participation in these activities. The aim of this study was to describe how people living with COPD experience and manage everyday life activities. Materials and Methods The sample comprised four males and four females with an age ranging from 65–87 years. Participants were interviewed in their own homes regarding experiences of performing and managing everyday life activities. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using content analysis. Results Findings from this study comprised the theme “Juggling to manage everyday life activities with COPD” and three categories representing the elements of this theme: (1) consequences of COPD symptoms, (2) adjustment of activities, and (3) contextual aspects. Conclusion This study found the participants with COPD juggling the management of everyday life activities. The juggle generated a manageable daily life, which came at the expense of making deliberate choices and prioritizing everyday life activities that were necessary for participation in valued and engaging activities in order to maintain health and well-being. Implications for Rehabilitation People living with COPD experience a complex juggling between the consequences of COPD symptoms and contextual aspects when managing everyday life activities. The participants had largely accepted their disease and adjusted to their situation. The disease was still described as frustrating and generated less focus on making deliberate choices and prioritizing everyday life activities that are necessary for participation in valued and engaging activities. Health professionals need to support people living with COPD in making deliberate choices in order to continue participating in valued and engaging everyday life activities as they affect health and well-being. Pulmonary rehabilitation should focus more on supporting participation in social relations and on using everyday technologies.

Effects of Maximal Strength Training on Perceived-Fatigue and Functional Mobility in Persons with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.

Background and objectives: Fatigue is one of the most disabling symptoms that limit daily life activities in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of maximal strength training (MST) on perceived-fatigue and functional mobility in pwMS. Materials and Methods: 26 participants with MS were balanced according to their pre-intervention fatigue scores and distributed into an MST group (n = 13) and a control group (CG; n = 13). The MST group completed eight weeks using high loads, evaluating detraining after ten weeks. Quadriceps and hamstring isokinetic (QPTIK; HPTIK) and isometric (QPTIM; HPTIM) peak torques were assessed using an isokinetic dynamometer. Effect size differences were estimated with the Hedges’ g index (dg). Fatigue was evaluated through the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), while functional mobility was assessed via the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG). Results: The MST significantly improved all the strength measurements after the intervention (Δ6.43–29.55%; p < 0.05) compared to the control group. FSS showed a significant reduction (59.97%, dg = 5.41, large). The MST group also reduced the TUG time (19.69%; dg = 0.93, large) compared to the control group. Improvements caused by the intervention did not remain after a 10-week follow-up, with decreases in strength performance from 4.40% to 13.86% (dg = 0.24–0.56, small to moderate), 112.08% in the FSS (dg = −3.88, large), and 16.93% in TUG (dg = −1.07, large). Conclusions: MST (up to 90% 1RM) seems to be a feasible and useful way to obtain clinically relevant improvements in the perceived-fatigue symptoms and functional mobility. Still, symptom improvements decrease after a 10-week detraining period.

Predicting future personal life events on twitter via recurrent neural networks

Social network users publicly share a wide variety of information with their followers and the general public ranging from their opinions, sentiments and personal life activities. There has already been significant advance in analyzing the shared information from both micro (individual user) and macro (community level) perspectives, giving access to actionable insight about user and community behaviors. The identification of personal life events from user’s profiles is a challenging yet important task, which if done appropriately, would facilitate more accurate identification of users’ preferences, interests and attitudes. For instance, a user who has just broken his phone, is likely to be upset and also be looking to purchase a new phone. While there is work that identifies tweets that include mentions of personal life events, our work in this paper goes beyond the state of the art by predicting a future personal life event that a user will be posting about on Twitter solely based on the past tweets. We propose two architectures based on recurrent neural networks, namely the classification and generation architectures, that determine the future personal life event of a user. We evaluate our work based on a gold standard Twitter life event dataset and compare our work with the state of the art baseline technique for life event detection. While presenting performance measures, we also discuss the limitations of our work in this paper.

NATIONAL AND PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

BUKLOV Yuriy – Postgraduate Student of the G eneral P edagogy and Preschool Education Department, Dro h obych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Ivan Franko str., 24, Drohobych, 82100, Ukraine ( yuramykb@gmail.com ) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4455-813X ReseacherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/D-3973-2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24919/2313-2094.6/38.121484 To cite this article: Buklov, Yu. Nationalno-patriotychne vychovannia uchnivskoi molodi yak pedahohichna problema [National and patriotic education of secondary school students as a pedagogical problem]. Liudynoznavchi studii. Seriia «Pedahohika» – Human Studies. Series of «Pedagogy» , 6/38, 49–59. doi: 10.24919/2313-2094.6/38.121484 [in Ukrainian]. Article history Received: 18 September 2017 Received in revised form: 13 November 2017 Accepted: 15 February 2015 Available online: 5 April 2018 Abstract. The article analyzes the peculiarities of national-patriotic education, aimed primarily at the formation of patriotism and national self-consciousness of the individual. At the same time, it relies on the cultural and historical experience of the people, its customs, traditions and centuries-old wisdom, spirituality. Patriotism develops in a person throughout his life. Patriotism promotes the establishment of national dignity, the involvement in the practical development of statehood, the formation of a sense of pride for the Motherland. The emphasis on the Ukrainian system of education, which cannot be similar to others, is original and must be made up on its own land. The only ground for building a national system of education is a national culture that combines imprisonment, traditions, art, religion, on the basis of which the national consciousness of the people is formed. It is proved that the value relation to a society manifests itself through the cognitive activity of the patriotic nature, the concrete manifestation of which is an interest in the life of the peoples of Ukraine, its history, democratic and political changes, the availability of knowledge about one’s family, people, native land, national life and active social and public practice, constant personal life activity. Valuable attitude towards oneself is the concern for the safety of own health and life, readiness for self-rehabilitation and self-esteem education, mastering the vital competencies of a decent personality, etc. The content of the «national idea» concept is revealed, which is the core of the modern system of national-patriotic education, and plays the role of a unifying, consolidating factor in social development, aimed at developing a person’s vital position, becoming a person as a citizen of his state. The components of the content of the national idea (national identity, language, culture, mentality, the will to realize the national goal and, finally, the state) are characterized. It is imperative that the content of the national idea should be constantly enriched, specified, filled with a new understanding of current and future goals, defined priorities, means and ways to achieve this goal. It is proved that value attitude of schoolchildren to the Motherland, society, to themselves and work determines their connection with their people, state and society, personal harmony and self-affirmation, developed demand for labor and public activity for the good of Ukraine. Acknowledgments. Sincere thanks to staff at Preschool, Secondary, Vocational Education, Social Protection and Educational Work Institutions of the Department of Education and Science of Lviv Regional State Administration, in particular Halyna Yavorska. Funding. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding from International Yaroslav Mudryi Educational Foundation permitted this research completion.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ СПРИЙМАННЯ ЧАСУ ПІДЛІТКАМИ В КОНТЕКСТІ ЇХНЬОЇ ЖИТТЄВОЇ АКТИВНОСТІ

The article defines the connection between the individual peculiarities of time perception and the levels of personal life activity. The results of the empirical study suggest that the diversity of levels in the perception of time in the adolescent psyche depends on a number of factors, including innate biological cycles t, ending with a complex subjective sense of time (in the context of age-related changes). Accordingly, it eliminates the contradiction between the uncertainties of the opposing time of the subject. Theoretical analysis of the factors that determine the perception of a teenager's personality provides an opportunity to make a prediction in social and psychological development in the context of accelerated social life. From the considered theories of understanding of time, the most comprehensive concept in the context of adolescent life activity is the definition of time as a directed value (vector), the unambiguous definition of which implies not only a system of units of measure (second, minute, hour, day, month, year, century), but and the constant starting point from which the account is maintained. The article made a comparative analysis of hysterical traits of the subjects with middle and high activity level of life, as well as the analysis of memories of adolescents with medium and high level of life activity. On the basis of the empirical research the features of time orientation of adolescence personality are revealed and factors that influence the formation of time measurement accuracy. The domestic and foreign theoretical approaches, empirical researches of concepts of the time orientation of the personality and vital activity in particular are analyzed. On the basis of the empirical research, features of the age orientation of the adolescent age and factors influencing the formation of the accuracy of time measurement are revealed.

Self-efficacy and pain acceptance as mediators of the relationship between pain and performance of valued life activities in women and men with rheumatoid arthritis

Objective: To study whether personal factors (self-efficacy and pain acceptance) mediate the relationship between pain and performance of valued life activities in persons with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: Persons with rheumatoid arthritis for at least four years (n = 737; 73% women) answered a questionnaire measuring self-efficacy, pain acceptance, performance of valued life activities, and self-rated pain. Relationships among these constructs were explored using univariate and multivariate analyses. Structural equation modelling was then used to examine the mediational role of personal factors on the relationship between pain and performance of valued life activities. Results: A direct negative association between pain and performance of valued life activities was identified (Beta = .34, P < .001). This suggests that people with rheumatoid arthritis who had higher levels of pain has increased difficulties in performing valued life activities. Self-efficacy and activity engagement component of pain acceptance mediated the relationship between pain and performance of valued life activities, however the pain willingness component of pain acceptance did not influence participation in valued life activities. Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of considering personal factors, such as pain acceptance and self-efficacy, in facilitating participation in valued life activities.

Actual reality: Using the Internet to assess everyday functioning after traumatic brain injury

Objectives: The aim of this pilot study was to examine and compare the performance of everyday life activities in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and healthy controls (HC) using a new assessment tool called ‘actual reality’ (AR).Method: A between-subjects design was utilized to compare 10 individuals with TBI and 10 healthy controls (HC) performing an AR task. Participants were asked to access the Internet to purchase a decorative arrangement of cookies and were administered a battery of neuropsychological tests and questionnaires to assess quality-of-life, functional status, affect symptomatology and prior Internet experience.Results: Participants with TBI had significantly more difficulties than HC participants in accurately and independently completing the AR task—primarily due to cognitive impairment. In addition, self-reports of quality-of-life and everyday functional abilities were not correlated with AR performance.Conclusions: The results provide initial evidence supporting the use of the AR approach in assessing persons with TBI performing everyday life activities. The utilization and interpretation of the AR approach is a significant step forward in increasing the sensitivity, accessibility and relevancy of functional assessments in people with cognitive impairments. Actual reality will be discussed in terms of accessibility and directions for assessment and treatment.

"In the Middle of Everywhere:" A Phenomenological Study of Mobility and Dwelling Amongst Rural Elders

This study aimed to investigate the phenomenon of the meaning of mobility for elders living in rural areas. A phenomenological study was undertaken with older people living in rural South West England and Wales. Ten interviews were undertaken in peoples’ homes and focused on the spatial dimensions of what it was like to live in the rural area and the everyday experiences of traversing rural space. Spatial mobility was experienced by our sample as any of the possible ways that achieved personal life activities where the traverse of space was normally relevant. We describe the meaning of mobility sensitised by the terms used in the “continuum of mobilities” (Parkhurst et al., 2012): “literal mobility,” “virtual mobility,” “potential mobility,” and “imaginative mobility.” &#x0D; &#x0D; Our phenomenological findings revealed that the transport and mobility needs of older people living in rural areas could not be meaningfully understood without understanding their well-being priorities, the kinds of movement that constituted well-being, and how this related to the phenomenon of “dwelling,” which included their feeling of “at-homeness” in their rural environment. But also what emerged was a second phenomenon that we have called rural living as a portal to well-being in older people. The connection between well-being and rural place was constituted by two interrelated experiences: the importance of dwelling and slowing down in older age, and the importance of a “rich textured locale” for the well-being of rural older people.&#x0D; &#x0D; We conclude by considering how the elders in our study may have something important to remind us: that mobility and sense of place are mutually implicated and that our present culture places an over emphasis on mobility, which may obscure the value of dwelling.

Contagious flexibility? A study on whether schedule flexibility facilitates work‐life enrichment

Schedule flexibility defines an important generating resource for work-life enrichment; however, our knowledge about how such spillovers take place is limited. This multiple case study examines how workers from different working time contexts with varying levels of schedule flexibility experience work-life interplay. Given the adopted explorative design, it is important to interpret the findings in a tentative light. Nonetheless, the study offers important insight into work-life enrichment that may guide future research in this field. The findings indicate that schedule flexibility may act as a boundary-spanning resource owing to the agency potential it offers workers. Thus, it seemed that flexible schedule opportunities enabled workers to engage more fully in personal life activities, which in turn had a positive influence on their work involvement through positive affect. Such positive role engagements appeared, however, to be greatly determined by workers' boundary management and by time conditions of work and family. In conclusion, the major findings and limitation of the study are discussed against existing research and theory.