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13. Others (Education, Wellbeing and Happiness etc.)
Abstract
This study is to identify the influences of socio-economic factors towards the work life balance among ever married
working women. Bivariate correlations and logistic regression analysis was applied to the data set containing 3,217
ever married working women age 15-59 years, interviewed during the Fifth Malaysian Population and Family
Survey, 2014. It was found nearly one of five (17.8%) women have problem to balance their role between work and
family. The logistic statistical analysis also had identified several variables has important determinant towards work
life balance problem for ever married women. Finding from this study suggest a significant relationship between
ethnicity, stratum and having young children for those women who have work life problem.
1781 Association Between Work Pattern and Well-being and Happiness: Evidence
from Married Women Working in Delhi, India
Kanchan Negi
IIPS, Mumbai, India
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13. Others (Education, Wellbeing and Happiness etc.)
Abstract
Background Modern work culture has driven demands for people to work long hours and weekends and take work
to home at times. Research on the health effects of these exhaustive temporal work patterns is scant or
contradictory. This study examines the relationship between work patterns and well-being (including happiness) in
a sample of working women.
Method Primary data of 360 currently married women working in education, health, banking and IT sector in Delhi,
India were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to estimate physical and psychological well-being and happiness
across work characteristics.
Results Relative to 35–40 hours/week, working longer related to poor well-being (ß=0.75, 95% CI 0.12 to 1.39).
Compared with not working weekends, working most or all weekends related to poor physical (ß=0.34, 95% CI
0.08 to 0.61) and psychological well-being (ß=0.50, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.79). Rigid work pattern (ß=0.17, 95% CI −0.09
to 0.42) also related to poor well-being.
Conclusion Decreased well-being and unhappiness significantly linked to strenuous and rigid work pattern,
suggesting that modern work culture may contribute to poor well-being. Flexible timings, compensatory holidays,
work-from-home and day care facility for young ones must be welcomed by companies to ease dual burden as
homemaker and career maker.
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