Department of Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Room of Clinical Psychology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 17;17(2):605. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020605.
The present study explores the relations between work hours and the difficulty in leaving work on time to both work-to-family conflict (WFC) and burnout among female workers in Taiwan. A cross-sectional research design and questionnaire were employed to obtain the research data. In total, 738 full-time female workers took part in the study. The results of regression analyses showed that when age, marital status, economic status, occupation, parental status, and housework responsibilities were controlled, more work hours were positively associated with WFC and burnout. When the difficulty in leaving work on time was also considered in the analysis, long working hours were still significantly associated with burnout; however, the significant relation with WFC disappeared. It is surmised that if female employees work overtime voluntarily, the perception of WFC diminishes; nevertheless, the adverse effect of long working hours on health remains unabated. This study concludes that female employees who work overtime on a voluntary basis are at risk of health problems, which should be a focus of concern.
本研究探讨了工作时间与准时下班的困难程度与台湾女性工作者的工作家庭冲突（WFC）和倦怠之间的关系。采用横截面研究设计和问卷调查来获取研究数据。共有 738 名全职女性参与了研究。回归分析的结果表明，在控制年龄、婚姻状况、经济状况、职业、父母状况和家务责任后，工作时间越长与 WFC 和倦怠呈正相关。当分析中还考虑到准时下班的困难程度时，长时间工作仍与倦怠显著相关；然而，与 WFC 的显著关系消失了。据推测，如果女性员工自愿加班，那么对 WFC 的感知就会减少；然而，长时间工作对健康的不利影响仍然存在。本研究得出的结论是，自愿加班的女性员工存在健康问题的风险，这应该是关注的焦点。
