• Human Ecology Research
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.497-511
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• 2013

This study aimed to examine Korean men's experiences of work-family balance in dual income families with children under six years of age. We focused on identifying the difficulty of balancing work and family considering their individual, social, and cultural conditions. The method was a qualitative study involving two in-depth interviews with each of 12 men, and analyzing the data through the grounded theory approach. From the results, a model of men's work-family experience was constructed. It demonstrates the central phenomena (difficulties of balancing), the causal conditions (lacking time for family, seeking support from the employer, and learning husband's roles insufficiently), the contextual conditions (remaining paternalism and changing husband's roles), the intervening conditions (workplace, childcare support, and wife characteristics), and strategies (help from relatives, utilizing daycare centers, controlling birth, managing work conditions, and using family polices). We clarify the overall picture of working and family life experiences, and also show how men deal with their problems in their circumstances by balancing working and family life. In conclusion, males have difficulty participating in family life autonomously because of having less decision-making power than the wife. Moreover, the great responsibilities of the breadwinner disturb the work-family balance. Men devote themselves to working to hold a job instead of spending time with their family. However, they ultimately value work-family balance with respect to 'keeping a peaceful family life'.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2018

Purpose: This study analyzes the relationship between work-life conflict and turnover intention among hospital nurses. Furthermore, it seeks to determine whether the relationship between the two varies depending on the shift work condition of the nurses. Methods: A total of 435 nurses working at five tertiary hospitals were included in the study. The questionnaire included items on turnover intentions, work-life conflicts, sociodemographic factors, working conditions, and internal and external resources. Results: The level of work-life conflict among shift work nurses was higher than that of non-shift work nurses. The turnover intention was also higher for shift work nurses than for non-shift work nurses. Results from the multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the work-life conflict of nurses had a positive relationship with turnover intention. The effect of work-life conflict on turnover intention was greater for shift work nurses than for non-shift work nurses. Conclusion: Work-life conflict had a greater impact on the turnover intention of hospital nurses working under shift work conditions. Based on this study's findings, it can be suggested that, in order to reduce high turnover intention, it will be necessary to make specific efforts to balance work-life conflict and improve working conditions.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.153-176
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• 2023

Purpose As non-face-to-face work environments become common due to COVID-19, interest in online collaboration tools that can communicate smoothly without time and space limitations is continuously increasing. Most of the prior studies are about the introduction, use intention, and satisfaction of cloud computing-based collaboration tools, and studies on the effects of collaboration tools on work-life balance and quality of life are somewhat lacking. Therefore, in this study, the characteristics of cloud computing-based collaboration tools were derived, and the effect on job satisfaction during work and job stress outside of working hours was confirmed. Design/methodology/approach This study applied the S-O-R framework and conducted an online survey of office workers who used cloud computing-based collaboration tools for more than three months. Hypotheses were tested using structural equations. Findings As a result of the analysis, among the characteristics of collaboration tools, stability, usefulness, and interoperability had higher job satisfaction as more stimuli were applied. In addition, the higher the job satisfaction during work, the higher the job performance, work-life balance, and quality of life.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.693-705
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• 2016

본 연구는 근로자의 일과 삶의 균형을 지원하는 조직문화 척도(일과 삶의 균형 조직문화 척도)를 개발하고, 타당도를 검증하기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 국내외 일과 삶의 균형과 조직문화 관련 연구결과 및 측정도구를 고찰하였고, 이를 토대로 일과 삶의 균형 조직문화 척도를 구성하는 요인들을 이론적으로 추출하여 예비문항을 구성하였다. 30대-50대 기혼 직장인 773명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 탐색적 확인적 요인분석을 통해 5개의 요인을 최종적으로 추출하였다: WLB 기업의지, WLB 상사배려, 동료의사소통, 동료지원, WLB 제도사용 용이성. 다음으로, 일과 삶의 균형 조직문화 척도의 타당도 검증을 위해 수렴타당도, 변별타당도, 준거관련 타당도(동시적 타당도, 예언타당도) 등을 확인하였다. 그 결과, 일과 삶의 균형 조직문화척도가 유사 조직문화 척도들 그리고 일과 삶의 균형, 삶만족도, 직무만족, 조직몰입, 이직의도, 경력단절의도와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 본 연구를 통해 일과 삶의 균형 조직문화를 측정하는 타당도있는 다차원 척도를 개발할 수 있었으며, 이는 향후 일과 삶의 균형과 조직문화에 관한 연구의 질을 향상시키는데 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.85-105
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to compare the laws and policies relating to work-family balance with foreign cases, and to analyse the problems in implementing those laws and policies. For these purpose, this study compares family leave policies, working hams policies, public care policies in other countries. And these laws in Korea are shown. This study also analyse the policies for work-family balance in labor policy, family policy, gender policy and saeromaji plan. The results are as follows; policies for work-family balance are limited to child care and family leave. Laws for family leave are various and proper. But implementing rate of policy goal is low and a few people can benefit by those laws and policies. So, wide-range policies for work-family balance which all the families can benefit are needed.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.547-570
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• 2019

With the advances of information technologies, the interest in SmartWork including extended version of telework and flexible work are increasing, and various types of SmartWork attempted to make working time and place flexible with the goal of work and life balance. Despite its emphasis on work and life balance, SmartWork is expected to make the boundaries between work and nonwork blur and role conflicts occur more than before, and thus the goal of work and life balance becomes more distant. A number of SmartWork users are significantly increasing in Korea, but little is known concerning the antecedents and mechanisms to explain psychological work and interferences in the SmartWork environment. In this paper, using boundary theory, we empirically investigate factors affecting the interferences at both work and nonwork domains. The results, based on data collected from SmartWork users in one of the biggest telecommunication companies in Korea where SmartWork is adopted and extensively used, suggest the factors may be affecting differently interferences at the work and nonwork domains.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.101-125
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• 2013

Recently family policy and social policy have focused on the balance between the work and family of working parents. The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of the work-life balance of married working women. For this purpose the eight married working women who care for 1 or more pre-school child(ren) were interviewed. The questionnaire used was consisted of 4 themes : 1) child care, 2) working situation, 3) the work-life balance and 4) the need to improve related policies. Through the interviews and data analysis we found the following : 1) Accessibility to educarecenter was considered the most important factor for working moms when they choose an educarecenter. In order to improve accessibility of educarecenters we have to install more educarecenters with various level. 2) All respondents look maternity leave and they evaluated that other services were very weak in terms of quality, usefulness and accessibility. 3) Many childcare services aid in creating work and family balance, however they are not effective. Therefore future policies should focus on providing more options for working women for appropriate services according to childcare needs, working conditions and preferences.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.333-359
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• 2017

본 연구는 일과 삶의 균형이 우울, 불안, 신체화증상 등 정신건강에 미치는 영향을 확인하고, 정서표현에 대한 부정적 신념과 정서명료성이 이들 관계를 조절하는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 그리고 성별에 따라 조절효과에 차이가 있는지를 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 30대~50대의 기혼직장인 869명(남: 424명, 여: 445명)을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 일과 삶의 균형이 높을수록, 부정적 정서신념이 낮을수록, 정서명료성이 높을수록 우울, 불안, 신체화증상이 유의하게 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 일과 삶의 균형과 우울 및 불안 간의 관계에서 부정적 정서신념의 조절효과는 유의한 반면 정서명료성은 유의한 조절효과를 보이지 않았다. 부정적 정서신념과 정서명료성의 조절효과에 있어 성차가 있는지 확인한 결과, 일과 삶의 균형과 우울, 불안, 신체화증상 간 관계에서 부정적 정서신념의 조절효과는 여성의 경우에만 유의하게 나타났다. 반면 일과 삶의 균형과 우울 및 불안과의 관계에서 정서명료성의 조절효과는 남성의 경우에만 유의하게 나타났다. 마지막으로, 이상의 결과가 갖는 함의를 논의하였다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.23-48
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• 2020

This qualitative case study focuses on five small and medium-sized enterprises which have put family-friendly management into successful practice. Through in-depth unstructured interviews with five human resources managers and ten employees, we describe each firm's approach to work-life balance including working hour reductions, breaks, work flexibility, and parental leave to build an overall picture. We also discuss the four key factors of the CEO's role; democratic communication between all staff, the usefulness of family-friendly certification as a starting point; and governmental support for promoting work-life balance at small and medium-sized enterprises. Finally, we suggest three political implications of governmental support, namely CEO education, changing the criteria of family-friendly certification to redefine working hours and work flexibility, and incentives specifically for small to medium-sized enterprises.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.223-237
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of a nurse shift improvement pilot project on nurses' shift adjustment, work-life balance, and turnover intention, as well as nurses' experiences of participating in the pilot project. Methods: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study was performed. Survey data was collected from a total of 1,051 nurses both in participant and non-participant groups. For the qualitative study, focus group interviews were conducted with 22 nurses who participated in the shift improvement pilot, including 12 staff nurses, 7 nurse managers, and 3 substitute nurses. Results: There were significant positive effects on the key variables of nurses' shift adjustment, work-life balance, and turnover intention in the group that participated in the nurse shift improvement pilot project. Based on the qualitative study, participants in the shift improvement pilot project indicated that it enabled nurses to recover their circadian rhythm, and achieve a better work-life balance, and they wanted to continue working as a nurse, and hoped expanded application of the pilot project. Conclusion: In order for expanded implementation of the pilot project and continued improvement in the shift system, we recommend establishing compensation standard, systematizing the use of substitute nurses, developing guidelines for shift schedules, and expanding the shift improvement pilot project to other departments such as the emergency room.