Home-based telecommuting and quality of life: further evidence on an employee-oriented human resource practice

Psychol Rep. 2009 Apr;104(2):395-402. doi: 10.2466/PR0.104.2.395-402.

Abstract

Building on previous research, further evidence for the potential of home-based telecommuting as an employee-oriented human resource practice is provided from a study in the German public administration. Survey data from 1,008 public employees were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Mean age of the sample was 43.6 yr. (SD = 8.8 yr.), and 27.5% (277) of the participants were women. Analysis supported the roles of higher Autonomy and lower Work-Family Conflict as psychological mediators between Telecommunication Intensity and both Job Satisfaction and Quality of Life. Implications for the design of flexible working arrangements are discussed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Conflict, Psychological
  • Family Relations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Job Satisfaction*
  • Male
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Quality of Life*
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Telecommunications / statistics & numerical data*
  • User-Computer Interface*
  • Workplace / statistics & numerical data*