Long Hours’ Effects on Work-Life Balance and Satisfaction

Table 4

Regression analyses results indicating the effects of occupational stress as a mediator of the associations between work-life balance, working hours, and job satisfaction (N=369).

		Independent Variables	Dependent Variables	β	t	p	R^2	F
Model 1	Path a	HOUR(X)	OS(M1)	0.22	4.317	<.001	0.048	18.64
Model 2	Path b1	HOUR(X)	WLB(Y1)	0.177	3.798	<.001	0.241	58.02
	Path c1	OS(M1)	WLB(Y1)	0.421	9.004	<.001
Model 3	Path b2	HOUR(X)	WSA(Y2)	0.074	1.67	0.096	0.311	82.46
	Path c2	OS(M)	WSA(Y2)	-0.569	12.789	<.001

Hour = working hours; PCT = perceived control over time; OS = occupational stress; WLB = work-life balance; WSA = job satisfaction. p < 0.05; p < 0.01; p < 0.001.