Perceived versus used workplace flexibility in Singapore: predicting work-family fit.
This study examined the relationship of 2 types of workplace flexibility to work-family fit and work, personal, and marriage-family outcomes using data (N = 1,601) representative of employed persons in Singapore. We hypothesized that perceived and used workplace flexibility would be positively related to the study variables. Results derived from structural equation modeling revealed that perceived flexibility predicted work-family fit; however, used flexibility did not. Work-family fit related positively to each work, personal, and marriage-family outcome; however, workplace flexibility only predicted work and personal outcomes. Findings suggest work-family fit may be an important facilitating factor in the interface between work and family life, relating directly to marital satisfaction and satisfaction in other family relationships. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Jones
Blake L
BL
School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, UT 84602, USA. blakejones13@gmail.com
Scoville
D Phillip
DP
Hill
E Jeffrey
EJ
Childs
Geniel
G
Leishman
Joan M
JM
Nally
Kathryn S
KS
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012846:Singapore; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace