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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

The Association between Working Hours Flexibility and Well-Being Prior to and during COVID-19 in South Korea.

Nataliya Nerobkova, Yu Shin Park, Eun-Cheol Park, Suk-Yong Jang

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Nataliya NerobkovaDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4510-6648
Yu Shin ParkDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Eun-Cheol ParkInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2306-5398
Suk-Yong JangInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0558-1505

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objectiveThis study examined the relationship between the flexibility of work schedule arrangements and well-being among full-time workers prior to and after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea.

methodsData from the fifth 2017 and sixth 2020-2021 Korean Working Conditions Survey, including a final sample of 45,137 participants (22,460 males; 22,677 females), were used. Multiple logistic regression was performed to establish the association between schedule arrangement types and the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index.

resultsThe study found an association between flexible schedule arrangements and good well-being in 2017: "little flexibility" (odds ratio (OR), 1.33; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.27-1.48), "moderate flexibility" (OR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.28-1.71), and "high flexibility" (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.06-1.72). During COVID-19, only workers with "high flexibility" were likely to have good well-being (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.18-1.88), while the association between well-being and "low flexibility" (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.96-1.17) and "moderate flexibility" types (OR, 0.66; 95% CI 0.59-0.75) decreased. This study found that flexible working hours may contribute to better well-being among full-time workers. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on working conditions and employee well-being should be addressed while setting working hours.

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COVID-19PandemicsEmploymentFemaleHumansMalePersonnel Staffing and SchedulingRepublic of KoreaCOVID-19flexible working hourswell-beingWHO-5working condition survey

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