Perceived time adequacy improves daily well-being: day-to-day linkages and the effects of a workplace intervention
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Lee, Soomi
McHale, Susan M.
Crouter, Ann C.
Kelly, Erin L.
Buxton, Orfeu M.
Almeida, David M.
Date Issued
October 2017
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Community, Work & Family
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Informa UK Limited
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Lee, Soomi et al “Perceived Time Adequacy Improves Daily Well-Being: Day-to-Day Linkages and the Effects of a Workplace Intervention.” Community, Work & Family 20, 5 (October 2017): 500–522 © 2017 Informa UK Limited
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Abstract
Workplace interventions may change how employed parents experience family and personal time. This study examined the day-to-day linkages between time resources (assessed by time use and perceived time adequacy for parenting, partner, and personal roles) and daily well-being and tested whether a workplace intervention enhanced the linkages. Participants were employed, partnered parents in the information technology division of a large US firm and who provided eight-day diary data at two times (N = 90). Multilevel modeling revealed that, on days when parents perceived lower time adequacy than usual for the three roles, they reported less positive affect, more negative affect, and more physical symptoms, independent of time spent in the roles. Moreover, a workplace intervention designed to give employees more temporal flexibility and support for family responsibilities increased daily time spent with the focal child and increased perceived time adequacy for exercise. The intervention also decreased negative affect and physical symptoms for parents who spent more time with child and partner than the sample average. Our results highlight the importance of perceived time adequacy in daily well-being and suggest that workplace support can enhance perceived time adequacy for self and the experience of family time.
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Sloan School of Management
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https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2017.1365691
