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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2023

The association between day-to-day stress experiences and work-life interference among office workers in academia: an ecological momentary assessment study.

Larissa Bolliger, Gillian Debra, Junoš Lukan, Rani Peeters, Elena Colman, Ellen Baele, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Time Management and Work-Life Balance: A New Academic Paradigm.International journal of preventive medicine · 2025
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  3. The Effect of Everyday-Life Social Contact on Pain.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Larissa BolligerDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. larissa.bolliger@ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0003-2255-6029
Gillian DebraDepartment of Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3159-4759
Junoš LukanDepartment of Intelligent Systems, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-5325-8385
Rani PeetersDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5878-6021
Elena ColmanDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3033-2650
Ellen BaeleDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6778-962X
Mitja LuštrekDepartment of Intelligent Systems, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-3219-2935
Dirk De BacquerDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3202-7238
Els ClaysDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1092-945X
Ghent University · BEJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School · SIGhent University Hospital · BE

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0318.18NJavna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS N2-0081
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe investigated relations between day-to-day job demands, job control, job strain, social support at work, and day-to-day work-life interference among office workers in academia.

methodsThis study is based on a 15-working day data collection period using an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) implemented in our self-developed STRAW smartphone application. We recruited office workers from two academic settings in Belgium and Slovenia. Participants were repeatedly asked to complete EMAs including work stressors and work interfering with personal life (WIPL) as well as personal life interfering with work (PLIW). We applied fixed-effect model testing with random intercepts to investigate within- and between-participant levels.

resultsWe included 55 participants with 2261 analyzed observations in this study. Our data showed that researchers with a PhD reported higher WIPL compared to administrative and technical staff (β = 0.37, p < 0.05). We found significant positive associations between job demands (β = 0.53, p < 0.001), job control (β = 0.19, p < 0.01), and job strain (β = 0.61, p < 0.001) and WIPL. Furthermore, there was a significant interaction effect between job control and social support at work on WIPL (β = - 0.24, p < 0.05). Additionally, a significant negative association was found between job control and PLIW (β = - 0.20, p < 0.05).

conclusionBased on our EMA study, higher job demands and job strain were correlated with higher WIPL. Furthermore, we found associations going in opposite directions; higher job control was correlated with higher WIPL and lower PLIW. Higher job control leading to higher imbalance stands out as a novel result.

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Ecological Momentary AssessmentSocial SupportBelgiumHumansAcademiaDay-to-day work experiencesEcological momentary assessment (EMA)Job strainOffice workersWork-life interference

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PMID36104629
PMCPMC9474273
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