Choi Baek-Yong, Min Jin-Young, Ryoo Seung-Woo, Min Kyoung-Bok
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Veterans Medical Research Institute, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Ann Occup Environ Med. 2022 Dec 22;34:e44. doi: 10.35371/aoem.2022.34.e44. eCollection 2022.
Recently, use of work-related communication technology-smartphones, tablets, and laptops-is increasing rapidly by development of technology with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Some studies have suggested that work-related communication technology has a significant link with work-family conflict (WFC) but these studies included only limited number of participants and lacked essential covariates. Therefore, this study analyzes this association using large representative data sample and selected waged workers who were married-couples with children.
This study was conducted based on data from the 6th Korean Working Conditions Surveys (KWCS). A total of 17,426 waged workers having a marriage partner and one or more children were selected. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine whether WFC was associated with communication technology use. The odds ratios (ORs) for WFC were stratified by sex and working hours.
In fully adjusted model, WFC was higher those who used communication technology outside regular working hours compared with those who did not use it (OR: 1.66; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39-1.97). When stratified by sex and working hours, the effect was greater in women than in men (OR: 1.79; 95% CI: 1.42-2.26 vs. OR: 1.52; 95% CI: 1.17-1.97) and women who worked over 52 hours per week had the highest OR (3.40; 95% CI: 1.25-9.26).
This study revealed that the work-related communication technology use outside regular working hours was associated with WFC. The association were greater among those having longer working hours and female workers. These results suggest that appropriate policy should be implemented to reduce working hours and right to disconnect after work, particularly in female workers.
近年来，随着技术的发展以及2019冠状病毒病大流行，与工作相关的通信技术——智能手机、平板电脑和笔记本电脑的使用迅速增加。一些研究表明，与工作相关的通信技术与工作-家庭冲突（WFC）存在显著关联，但这些研究的参与者数量有限，且缺乏关键的协变量。因此，本研究使用具有代表性的大数据样本，并选取有子女的已婚夫妇作为有薪工人，来分析这种关联。
本研究基于第六届韩国工作条件调查（KWCS）的数据进行。总共选取了17426名有配偶且有一个或多个子女的有薪工人。进行逻辑回归分析以确定WFC是否与通信技术的使用相关。按性别和工作时长对WFC的优势比（OR）进行分层。
在完全调整模型中，与未在正常工作时间之外使用通信技术的人相比，在正常工作时间之外使用通信技术的人WFC更高（OR：1.66；95%置信区间[CI]：1.39 - 1.97）。按性别和工作时长分层时，女性的影响大于男性（OR：1.79；95%CI：1.42 - 2.26对比OR：1.52；95%CI：1.17 - 1.97），且每周工作超过52小时的女性OR最高（3.40；95%CI：1.25 - 9.26）。
本研究表明，在正常工作时间之外使用与工作相关的通信技术与WFC相关。这种关联在工作时间较长的人和女性工人中更为明显。这些结果表明，应实施适当政策以减少工作时间并保障下班后断开连接的权利，特别是针对女性工人。
