The association between work-life balance and health status among Korean workers
1School of Nursing and Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Background:
Although the relationship between work-life balance (WLB) and health is well known, it has been poorly studied in Korea.
Objective:
This study investigated factors related to WLB for Korean workers, including working time features and the relationships between WLB and health outcomes.
Methods:
Data were obtained from the third Korean Working Conditions Survey, which examined a representative working population. This study investigated general characteristics, working time characteristics, work related health, and WLB. A multivariate logistic regression was used to test the associations between WLB and health outcome variables, including general health status, mental health, work-related risks to health and safety, sickness absenteeism, presenteeism, musculoskeletal disease, headache/eyestrain, and fatigue.
Results:
General characteristics including gender, age, working sector, occupation, and employment type were found to be related to WLB. Moreover, working time characteristics were found to be strongly related to WLB. In addition, WLB was significantly related to various health outcomes.
Conclusions:
Our findings indicate that WLB is strongly related to health outcomes among Korean workers. The results suggest that there is a need for interventions that focus on implementing working time strategies for better health.
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