work-demands.csv

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