Lattanzio, Laura (2016) Investigating Work-Life Interference and Total Work Hours in a Moderated Mediation Model of Work Intensification. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Previous research has revealed a consistent positive relationship between paid work hours and work-family conflict. The reciprocal relationships among work pressure, exhaustion, and work-life interference can create a ‘loss spiral’ and may lead to role strain. How this effects job performance in an Australian population is unclear. This study explored how work-life interference and work hours’ interplay with work intensification to predict job performance. Further, it longitudinally examined how perceptions of flexitime affect the relationship between work intensification and receiving flexible work practices in 2012 and 2014. The 2012 Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) randomly surveyed 2887 employees to assess work intensification, work-life interference, work hours, job performance, and flexitime. A longitudinal subset of 331 full-time employees with an average age between 45 and 49 years was examined, and results from mediation moderation analyses showed a conditional direct effect in the moderation of work-life interference on the relationship between work intensification and job performance. Additionally, an indirect effect of work intensification on flexitime through perceived flexibility was found in 2012 but not 2014. These current findings add to our understanding of how employees in Australia work in intense environments and have implications for managers and organisations striving to curb the effect of work intensification on employees’ performance and promote a healthy work-life balance. Future research would benefit from replicating the methodology used in this study to explore perceived attitudes toward flexible work places in real time.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Erich Fein |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2025 01:50 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Aug 2025 01:50 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | work intensification ; work-life Interference ; work hours ; job performance ; flexible work practices ; flexitime ; role strain theory ; Australian workforce |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52492 |
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