Boundary management and work-nonwork balance while working from home
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Within the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic, we investigate work‐nonwork boundary management among workers who transitioned to remote work. Based on five waves of data and a sample of 155 remote workers, we find that the preference for segmentation was associated with greater work‐nonwork balance. We also found that having a dedicated office space within the home and fewer household members was associated with greater work‐nonwork balance. However, these variables did not moderate the relationship between segmentation preferences and work‐nonwork balance as expected. We discuss implications for future research on boundary management processes and practices.
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- Authors
- Allen, T. D., Merlo, K., Lawrence, R. C., Slutsky, J., & Gray, C. E.
- Affiliations
- University of South Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Allen, Tammy D.
- Venue
- Applied Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-01
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 60-84
- ISSN
- 0269-994X (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0597
- OpenAlex
- W3106655562
- Cited by
- 370
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 66 · 2025: 72 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 75 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 23
- FWCI
- 55.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Labor Law and Work Dynamics
- Keywords
- work-nonwork balance, remote work, working from home, COVID-19 pandemic, household size, segmentation preference
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