Wütschert, Milena Sina; Pereira, Diana; Eggli, Andrea; Schulze, Hartmut; Elfering, Achim (2022). Perceived privacy in home office and musculoskeletal complaints: a test of family-work conflict, work-family conflict, and relaxation as mediators. SN social sciences, 2(11), p. 242. Springer Nature 10.1007/s43545-022-00553-y
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Many employees have had to telework all year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though working from home has many advantages, there are also some disadvantages worth to consider. Lack of privacy is a relevant factor when it comes to the development of severe musculoskelatal issues. This study investigated the link between perceived privacy in home office and musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs). Family-work conflict (FWC), work-family conflict (WFC), and relaxation were tested as potential mediators for the relationship between perceived privacy and MSCs. The present study's questionnaire was filled out by 287 teleworking employees. Hypotheses were tested via multiple mediation analyses examining levels of perceived privacy in home office, and its relationship on MSCs. Furthermore, the underlying effect of FWC, WFC, and MSCs were tested with a structural equation model. As assumed, lack of privacy while working at home was linked to individuals more frequently experiencing MSCs. However, the structural equation model showed no significant mediation effect. Work design efforts must address privacy while employees perform telework at home to prevent MSCs.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
2662-9283 |
Publisher: |
Springer Nature |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
09 Nov 2022 12:42 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:36 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s43545-022-00553-y |
PubMed ID: |
36339528 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Family–work conflict Home office Musculoskeletal complaints Privacy Relaxation Work–family conflict |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/174588 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/174588 |
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