University of Toronto, Canada.
J Health Soc Behav. 2011 Mar;52(1):43-57. doi: 10.1177/0022146510395023.
Using data from a national survey of working Americans (Work, Stress, and Health Survey; N = 1,042), the authors examine the associations between boundary-spanning work demands and self-reported feelings of guilt and distress. The authors document gender differences in the emotional and mental health consequences of boundary-spanning work demands, as indexed by the frequency of receiving work-related contact outside of normal work hours. Specifically, the authors observe that frequent work contact is associated with more feelings of guilt and distress among women only. Analyses also demonstrate that guilt accounts for the positive association between the frequency of work contact and distress among women. Statistical adjustments for levels of guilt reduce the positive association between frequent work contact and distress among women to nonsignificance. The findings underscore the importance of focusing on gender and emotions in work-family interface processes, as well as their implications for psychological health.
使用来自全美工作人群调查（工作、压力和健康调查；N=1042）的数据，作者研究了跨越边界的工作要求与自我报告的内疚和苦恼感之间的关联。作者记录了跨越边界的工作要求对情绪和心理健康造成的后果存在性别差异，这一差异由正常工作时间以外收到工作相关联系的频率来表示。具体来说，作者发现，频繁的工作联系与女性的更多内疚感和苦恼感相关。分析还表明，内疚感解释了女性中工作联系频率与苦恼感之间的正相关关系。对内疚感水平的统计调整降低了女性中频繁工作联系与苦恼感之间的正相关关系，使其不再显著。这些发现强调了在工作-家庭界面过程中关注性别和情绪的重要性，以及它们对心理健康的影响。
