How Work–Nonwork Conflict Affects Remote Workers’ General Health in China: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Theoretical Framework
1.2. Hypotheses
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Preliminary Analyses
3.2. Hypothesis Testing
4. Discussion
4.1. Research Implications
4.2. Practical Implications
4.3. Limitations and Directions for Future Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Gender | — | |||||||
2. Job tenure | –0.06 | — | ||||||
3. Child under the age of 18 | –0.04 | –0.36 *** | — | |||||
4. Elder care | 0.07 | –0.34 *** | 0.43 ** | — | ||||
5. Work–nonwork conflict (T1) | –0.05 | –0.10 * | 0.06 | –0.09 | — | |||
6. Perceived boundary control (T1) | 0.03 | –0.06 | 0.04 | –0.05 | 0.41 *** | — | ||
7. Self-control capacity impairment (T2) | –0.05 | –0.07 | 0.01 | –0.09 * | 0.42 *** | –0.29 *** | — | |
8. General health (T2) | 0.09 | 0.10 * | –0.06 | 0.09 * | –0.44 *** | 0.38 *** | –0.55 ** | — |
M | — | 6.54 | — | — | 2.61 | 2.53 | 2.42 | 3.02 |
SD | — | 6.35 | — | — | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.47 |
Predictor | Self-Control Capacity Impairment (T2) | General Health (T2) | ||
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Equation (1) | Equation (2) | |||
B | SE | B | SE | |
Gender | –0.06 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Job tenure | –0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Children under the age of 18 | 0.02 | 0.09 | –0.05 | 0.04 |
Elder care | –0.13 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Work–nonwork conflict (T1) | 0.41 *** | 0.04 | –0.14 *** | 0.02 |
Self-control capacity impairment (T2) | –0.23 *** | 0.02 | ||
R2 | 0.18 | 0.36 | ||
F | 19.80 *** | 42.61 *** |
Predictors | Self-Control Capacity Impairment (T2) | General Health (T2) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Equation (1) | Equation (2) | |||
B | SE | B | SE | |
Gender | –0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Job tenure | –0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Children under the age of 18 | 0.01 | 0.08 | –0.05 | 0.04 |
Elder care | –0.12 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Work–nonwork conflict (T1) | 0.34 *** | 0.06 | –0.14 *** | 0.04 |
Self-control capacity impairment (T2) | –0.23 | 0.03 | ||
Perceived boundary control (T1) | 0.17 ** | 0.06 | ||
Work–nonwork conflict × perceived boundary control | –0.15 ** | 0.06 | ||
R2 | 0.21 | 0.36 | ||
F | 17.39 *** | 34.34 *** |
Perceived Boundary Control | Effect | SE(boot) | 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
−0.78 (M-SD) | −0.11 | 0.02 | [−0.15, −0.07] | |
Self-control capacity impairment | 0 (M) | −0.08 | 0.02 | [−0.11, −0.05] |
0.78 (M+SD) | −0.05 | 0.02 | [−0.09, −0.02] |
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Shi, Y.; Li, D.; Zhou, Z.E.; Zhang, H.; She, Z.; Yuan, X. How Work–Nonwork Conflict Affects Remote Workers’ General Health in China: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021337
Shi Y, Li D, Zhou ZE, Zhang H, She Z, Yuan X. How Work–Nonwork Conflict Affects Remote Workers’ General Health in China: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021337
Chicago/Turabian StyleShi, Yanwei, Dan Li, Zhiqing E. Zhou, Hui Zhang, Zhuang She, and Xi Yuan. 2023. "How Work–Nonwork Conflict Affects Remote Workers’ General Health in China: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021337