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Work-Time Control and Exhaustion: Internal Work-to-Home Interference and Internal Home-to-Work Interference as
Laura Vieten1,2, Anne Marit Wöhrmann1, Alexandra Michel1,2
1Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149 Dortmund, Germany.
Summary
Strong work-time control (WTC) reduces employee exhaustion by preventing psychological preoccupation with work during free time. This study highlights the mediating role of internal work-to-home interference (IWHI) in this relationship.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Work-time control (WTC) is associated with reduced employee exhaustion.
- Work-to-home interference is a proposed mechanism linking WTC and exhaustion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of internal work-to-home interference (IWHI) and internal home-to-work interference (IHWI) in the relationship between WTC and employee exhaustion.
- To examine direct, reversed, and reciprocal effects between these constructs.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from the German BAuA-Working Time Survey (2015, 2017, 2019).
- Estimation of cross-lagged panel models using a balanced panel sample (n = 3390).
Main Results:
- WTC had a significant indirect effect on exhaustion mediated by IWHI.
- WTC positively influenced IHWI, contrary to initial assumptions.
- IHWI did not show a significant effect on exhaustion.
- Reversed and reciprocal relationships were observed between constructs.
Conclusions:
- WTC mitigates exhaustion primarily by reducing psychological preoccupation with work during non-work hours (IWHI).
- The role of IHWI and psychological preoccupation with private matters during work time requires further investigation.
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