Inleiding: Opkomende thema's in arbeid

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Smulders
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Control Model ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Burn Out ◽  
Emerging Issues

Vorig jaar werd in Japan de tweede conferentie over 'Psychosociale factoren in het werk' gehouden. Het ging daar met name over onderwerpen als stress en burn-out, ziekteverzuim, re-integratie ('return to work'), ongevalsrisico's, werktijden en overwerk, de 'work-life balance', het bekende Job Demands-Job Control-model en allerlei interventiestudies. Naar mijn smaak waren daar de 'emerging issues':

Influence of job demands and job control on work-life balance among Taiwanese nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 438-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee-Peng Ng ◽  
I-Chi Chen ◽  
Hui-Fuang Ng ◽  
Bo-Yen Lin ◽  
Lok-Sin Kuar
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance

Confronting the Challenges to Equipoise: A Study on Wompreneurs’ Work-Life Balance

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (i) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

The study explores the adversities faced by wompreneurs (Women Entrepreneurs) of Odisha and talks about their work-life balance issues. The paper presents the viewpoint (motivation) of wompreneurs as to why they think of starting an enterprise of their own. Focus is also laid onthe supportive factors of wompreneurs and factors that disrupt maintaining their work-life balance.The present exploratory paper is the outcome of a pilot study that has been performed using thematic investigation & analysis to find out solutions for the above-mentioned issues. For this paper, Qualitative research is used, which is conducted by assimilating data from personal interviews and thematically analyzing it. Suggestions for better work-life balance are given at the end. The area of work-life balance is devoid of studies in India, where wompreneurs are expected to have a better work-life balance as they are their own “boss”, the paper tries to explore the authenticity of such assumptions. The model has been devised with the above research objectives to provide insight into motivating factors and work-life balance issues of wompreneurs, which can help the Government, policy-makers, research fraternity and other training counselling institutions to emphasize such emerging issues that would lead to empowered women as well as an empowered Nation. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Wompreneurs, Case study, Work-life balance, Role conflict

COVID-19: prevalence of job-demands, stress, work–life difficulties and work–life balance among international business travelers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilmante Kumpikaite-Valiuniene ◽  
Luisa Helena Pinto ◽  
Tahir Gurbanov
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Business Travel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Travelers ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Stress Work

PurposeInternational business travelers (IBTs) face daily challenges pertaining to the frequency and duration of travel. Following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the study aims to draw upon the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and the literature on work–life balance (WLB) to examine how this crisis have disrupted IBTs routines and the implications for their WLB.Design/methodology/approachData were collected in April 2020 with an online survey answered by 141 IBTs from different locations. The first set of analyses examined the perceived change in job-demands (i.e. business travel and workload) including stress and work–life difficulties following the outbreak of COVID-19. The second set of analyses tested the hypotheses that the perceived change in workload and stress predict IBTs' work–life difficulties, which, in turn, affect their WLB.FindingsThe results show that the decline in job-demands (i.e. business travel and workload) after the outbreak of COVID-19 was not enough to reduce IBTs' stress and ameliorate their work–life difficulties and WLB. Only respondents who experienced a decrease in workload, including less relational difficulties, reported a superior WLB.Originality/valueThe study widens the scope and relevance of global mobility studies in crisis settings by timely reporting the changes in job-demands, stress and work–life difficulties among IBTs following the outbreak of COVID-19. Additionally, the research extends the use of the JD-R model in the international context by advancing our knowledge of the interplay between contextual demands and job-demands in affecting IBTs' stress, work–life difficulties and WLB.

Burn-on statt Burn-out: Selbstfürsorge und funktionale Bewältigungsstrategien schützen PsychotherapeutInnen vor psychischen Belastungen während der Corona-Pandemie

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Schwartzkopff ◽  
Johanna Schüller ◽  
Meike Müller-Engelmann
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Psychische Belastung ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Präventive Maßnahmen ◽  
Burn Out

Zusammenfassung Ziel der Studie Durch die Corona-Pandemie sind PsychotherapeutInnen mit neuen beruflichen Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Im Hinblick auf die zu gewährleistende PatientInnenversorgung, erscheint die Frage nach Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren zum Erhalt des Wohlbefindens während der Pandemie relevant, um Folgeerscheinungen wie Burnout vorzubeugen. Dies ist die erste Studie, die den Einfluss von Bewältigungs- und Selbstfürsorgestrategien auf die psychische Belastung ambulant arbeitender PsychotherapeutInnen in Deutschland während der Corona-Pandemie untersuchte. Methodik Von April bis Juni 2020 nahmen 155 PsychotherapeutInnen an der Online-Fragebogenstudie teil. Untersucht wurden neben beruflichen Veränderungen, die Stressbelastung, Burnout-Symptome und das Wohlbefinden. Darüber hinaus wurde der Einfluss aktiver und vermeidender Bewältigungsstrategien sowie verschiedener Arten der Selbstfürsorge (z. B. berufliche Unterstützung, Achtsamkeit für arbeitsbezogenen Stress und die Balance zwischen Berufs- und Privatleben) auf die psychische Belastung untersucht. Ergebnisse PsychotherapeutInnen waren während der Pandemie im Schnitt 1,22 Stunden pro Woche weniger therapeutisch tätig als vor der Pandemie. 38% der Behandlungen erfolgten per Videotherapie. Vermeidende Bewältigungsstrategien waren mit einem erhöhten Stresserleben assoziiert, was wiederum höhere Burnout-Werte und ein geringeres Wohlbefinden vorhersagte. Eine gute Work-Life-Balance, eine gute tägliche Balance im Arbeitsalltag und aktive Bewältigungsstrategien wirkten sich hingegen positiv aus. Entgegen der Erwartung hing Achtsamkeit für berufsbezogenen Stress mit einem geringeren Wohlbefinden zusammen. Diskussion Die Balance zwischen Berufs- und Privatleben kann als eine präventive Maßnahme dienen, um Stress während der Corona-Pandemie zu reduzieren und dadurch das Burnoutrisiko zu senken und das Wohlbefinden zu verbessern. Vermeidende Bewältigungsstrategien stellen hingegen einen Risikofaktor für ein erhöhtes Stresserleben während der Pandemie dar und begünstigen Burnout sowie ein geringeres Wohlbefinden. Schlussfolgerung Diese Studie lieferte Hinweise darauf, wo präventive Maßnahmen zur Stressprophylaxe und zum Erhalt des Wohlbefindens von PsychotherapeutInnen perspektivisch ansetzen könnten, um dazu beizutragen, dass diese Ihre PatientInnen während der Pandemie weiterhin gut versorgen können.

Work–life balance: Break or burn out

Nature ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 545 (7654) ◽  
pp. 375-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendall Powell
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Burn Out

Different strokes for different folks? The impact of heterogeneity in work characteristics and country contexts on work-life balance among the self-employed

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 880-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Annink ◽  
Laura Den Dulk ◽  
José Ernesto Amorós
Keyword(s):  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Work Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of self-employed work characteristics (consumer orientation, innovativeness, number of employees, motivation, and entrepreneurial phase) on work-life balance (WLB) satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The job demands and resources approach is applied to test whether self-employed work characteristics are evaluated as job demands or resources for WLB. The Global Entrepreneurship Data (2013) offer a unique opportunity to conduct multilevel analysis among a sample of self-employed workers in 51 countries (N=11,458). Besides work characteristics, this paper tests whether country context might explain variation in WLB among the self-employed. Findings The results of this study reveal that there is a negative relation between being exposed to excessive stress and running a consumer-oriented business and WLB. Being motivated out of opportunity is positively related to WLB. In addition, the results indicate that country context matters. A higher human development index and more gender equality are negatively related to WLB, possibly because of higher social expectations and personal responsibility. The ease of doing business in a country was positively related to the WLB of self-employed workers. Social implications For some workers self-employment might be a way to combine work and responsibilities in other life domains, but this does not seem to be valid in all cases. Originality/value This paper contributes to current literature on the WLB of self-employed workers by showing how work characteristics can be evaluated as job demands or resources. Including work characteristics in future research might be a solution for acknowledging the heterogeneity among self-employed workers.

Assessing the Relationship Between Job Demands, Job Resources, Burnout, Work Engagement, and Work-Life Balance Among Teachers in a Secondary Public School

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-47
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Life Balance

Using the Job Demands–Resources (JD–R) Model as a framework, this study aimed to determine the association between job resources, job demands, burnout, work engagement, and work-life balance among teachers in a secondary public school. The researcher employed a quantitative research design through a self-administered survey among teachers in a secondary public school (School X) in Paranaque City, National Capital Region, Philippines using convenience sampling in selecting the participants from School X. Cronbach's Alpha tested the reliability of the data. Bivariate relationships were then explored using Pearson Correlation to determine how significant and to what degree are the relationships among the investigated variables. The results confirmed the following relationships based from the hypothesized JD–R Model: (1) there is a positive association between job demands and burnout; (2) there is a positive association between job resources and work engagement; and (3) there is a negative association between burnout and work-life balance. However, the data from this study revealed that there is no significant association between work engagement and work-life balance. Finally, in predicting work-life balance using burnout and work engagement, only burnout remains the significant regressor. This study contributed to the limited Philippine-based literature explaining how job demands and resources are associated with burnout and work engagement, respectively, and how these mechanisms are integral to the work-life balance of public-school teachers. The study found that work-life balance among public school teachers may improve by primarily managing and reducing the demands of their jobs.

Ledelse af videnarbejdere – Selvledelse og psykisk arbejdsmiljø

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Signe Pihl-Thingvad
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
News Industry

Denne artikel diskuterer et særligt perspektiv i arbejdslivsforskningen, som argumenterer for, at selvledelse medfører stress, fordi selvledelse giver overarbejde, dårlig balance mellem arbejde og privatliv samt uklare jobkrav. Disse antagelser undersøges empirisk ved hjælp af et mixed methods studie i den danske nyhedsbranche. Analyserne viser stik i mod de teoretiske forventninger i arbejdslivsforskningen, at selvledelse korrelerer negativt med medarbejdernes oplevelse af stress. Samtidig forstærkes denne negative korrelation mellem selvledelse og stress yderligere, hvis forhold som overarbejde, dårlig balance mellem arbejde og privatliv og uklare jobkrav også tages i betragtning. Afslutningsvis bliver de teoretiske og praktiske implikationer af undersøgelsen diskuteret i relation til selvledelse i danske virksomheder. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Signe Pihl-Thingvad: Managing Knowledge Workers: Self-leadership and Psychosocial Work Environment This article discusses a specific perspective of working life research which argues that self-leadership causes stress among knowledge workers, as self-leadership results in overtime, a poor work-life balance as well as unclear job demands. These assumptions are examined empirically by a mixed methods study of the Danish news industry. The analyses show, contrary to the expectations of working life research, that self-leadership reduces the employees’ stress itself, and also reduces employees’ stress if we also include conditions such as overtime, work-life balance and job demands. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed in relation to self-leadership in Danish companies. Key words: Self-leadership, mental working environment, knowledge work, commitment, news industry.

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