Research has documented the importance of a healthy work-life balance. The data in work-demands.csv were simulated to mimic the effects of boundary-spanning work (receiving work-related contact outside of normal work hours) found in the literature on psychological outcomes. The variables in the data are:
guilt
: Standardized measure of guilt (as a transitory affective state) related to home-life balance. This was measured using survey questions such as, “In the past seven days, on how many days have you felt guilty?” Higher values indicate more perceived guilt.bound_span_work
: Standardized measure of boundary-spanning work demands. Measured using survey items such as, “how often do coworkers, supervisors, managers, customers, or clients contact you about work-related matters outside normal work hours?”. Higher values indicate higher degrees of boundary-spanning work demands.female
: Dummy-coded indicator of sex (0 = Not female; 1 = Female)authority
: Standardized measure of job authority. Measured using survey items such as: “Do you influence or set the rate of pay received by others?” and “Do you have the authority to hire or fire others?”. Higher values indicate more authority.married
: Dummy-coded indicator of marital status (0 = Not married; 1 = Married)
Preview
# A tibble: 6 × 5
guilt bound_span_work female authority married
<dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
1 -1.64 -1.13 1 2.65 1
2 -0.0272 0.718 1 1.38 1
3 0.276 -0.0164 1 1.14 1
4 1.65 1.29 1 1.13 1
5 -0.149 -0.153 1 0.646 1
6 -1.47 -2.04 1 1.23 1
References
Glavin, P., Schieman, S., & Reid, S. (2011). Boundary-spanning work demands and their consequences for guilt and psychological distress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 52(1) 43–57. doi: 10.1177/0022146510395023