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Antecedents and outcomes of work-life balance while working from home: A review of the research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic

Antecedents and outcomes of work-life balance while working from home: A review of the research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic
Antecedents and outcomes of work-life balance while working from home: A review of the research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic
We present a systematic review of 48 studies conducted between March 2020 and March 2022 that examined work-life balance (WLB) among those who worked from home. We propose a conceptual framework that organizes the antecedents and outcomes of WLB based on resource loss and gain. Resource loss occurred when employees faced stressors such as perceived work intensity, workspace limitations, technostress, professional isolation, work interdependence, housework intensity, care work intensity, and emotional demands. Resource gain was likely when employees were supported by resources such as work supervisors and family members, received job autonomy, and were personally adaptable. Our findings have resonance for remote work contexts beyond the pandemic by seeking patterns across the literature that examined WLB while working from home. We contextualize antecedents and outcomes of WLB and suggest stressors and resources that impact WLB are dynamically related. Our review informs HRD practitioners as they manage the post-pandemic remote work.
1534-4843
Shirmohammadi, Melika
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Au, Wee Chan
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Beigi, Mina
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Shirmohammadi, Melika
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Au, Wee Chan
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Beigi, Mina
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Shirmohammadi, Melika, Au, Wee Chan and Beigi, Mina (2022) Antecedents and outcomes of work-life balance while working from home: A review of the research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Resource Development Review. (doi:10.1177/15344843221125).

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We present a systematic review of 48 studies conducted between March 2020 and March 2022 that examined work-life balance (WLB) among those who worked from home. We propose a conceptual framework that organizes the antecedents and outcomes of WLB based on resource loss and gain. Resource loss occurred when employees faced stressors such as perceived work intensity, workspace limitations, technostress, professional isolation, work interdependence, housework intensity, care work intensity, and emotional demands. Resource gain was likely when employees were supported by resources such as work supervisors and family members, received job autonomy, and were personally adaptable. Our findings have resonance for remote work contexts beyond the pandemic by seeking patterns across the literature that examined WLB while working from home. We contextualize antecedents and outcomes of WLB and suggest stressors and resources that impact WLB are dynamically related. Our review informs HRD practitioners as they manage the post-pandemic remote work.

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Accepted/In Press date: 26 August 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 October 2022
Published date: 4 October 2022

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Local EPrints ID: 470865
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470865
ISSN: 1534-4843
PURE UUID: 694ffcf1-f377-4faf-b7bd-1c4ed748063d
ORCID for Mina Beigi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4866-7205

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Date deposited: 20 Oct 2022 16:42
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:47

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Author: Melika Shirmohammadi
Author: Wee Chan Au
Author: Mina Beigi ORCID iD

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