Wednesday 1 February 2012

Relations of work identity, family identity, situational demands, and sex with employee work hours

an article by Jeffrey H. Greenhaus (Drexel University, USA), Ann C. Peng (Michigan State University, USA) and Tammy D. Allen (The University of South Florida, USA) published in Journal of Vocational Behavior Volume 80 Issue 1 (February 2012)

Abstract

This study examined relations of multiple indicators of work identity and family identity with the number of weekly hours worked by 193 married business professionals. We found that men generally worked long hours regardless of the situational demands to work long hours and the strength of their work and family identities. Women’s work hours, on the other hand, were associated with their work and family identities when weak situational demands permitted discretion over their work hours. We suggest that these sex differences can be explained by the ways in which women and men construe their work and family identities.

Hazel’s comment:
I’ve not read the full article [note to self: must do so] but these findings, which may be obvious, indicate that men and women view their priorities differently.


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