Work family Interface, working environment and job satisfaction among Finnish postal employees
Acharya Adhikari, Bidhya (2021)
2021
Kansanterveystieteen maisteriohjelma - Master's Programme in Public Health
Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences
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2021-07-01
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202106236026
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202106236026
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Background
The competing demands of work and family life is an important aspect of healthy work environment. This study investigated work life balance indicators from work and family life domain as well as work and health related factors and their association with job satisfaction among older employees of postal service sector.
Methods
A survey on the Finnish postal service employees was conducted among 50 years and older employees (age range: 50-67; 60% males) in 2016 with the follow-up in 2018 (n = 1466). Job satisfaction at follow-up was measured in a scale of 1-6 and dichotomized (yes vs. no). Work family balance was defined by two composite variables of support at work (4 items) and work and family time (3 items) and dichotomized (low vs. high) using their median values. Other work and health related indicators and socio demographic information were also obtained through questionnaire survey. Log-binomial regression model was used to calculate the odds ratio (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction.
Results
About half of the employees (49%) were satisfied with their job. Work, health and sociodemographic factors adjusted results shows that low support at work (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.23-0.42) and low work and family time (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.19-0.35) was associated with job satisfaction. Among work- and health-related factors, having regular day or two shifts work (compared to other forms of work), very often hurry at work (compared to sometimes) were associated with lower odds of job satisfaction while, possibility to influence work (compared to never) was associated with higher odds of job satisfaction. No or less sickness absence at work (compared to high sickness absence) was also associated with higher odds of job satisfaction.
Conclusion
Poor work life balance, i.e. low support at work and low work and family time was associated with low job satisfaction. Work and family domain are integral part of healthy work environment; attention should be paid to the domains of work and family to improve older workers job satisfaction.
The competing demands of work and family life is an important aspect of healthy work environment. This study investigated work life balance indicators from work and family life domain as well as work and health related factors and their association with job satisfaction among older employees of postal service sector.
Methods
A survey on the Finnish postal service employees was conducted among 50 years and older employees (age range: 50-67; 60% males) in 2016 with the follow-up in 2018 (n = 1466). Job satisfaction at follow-up was measured in a scale of 1-6 and dichotomized (yes vs. no). Work family balance was defined by two composite variables of support at work (4 items) and work and family time (3 items) and dichotomized (low vs. high) using their median values. Other work and health related indicators and socio demographic information were also obtained through questionnaire survey. Log-binomial regression model was used to calculate the odds ratio (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction.
Results
About half of the employees (49%) were satisfied with their job. Work, health and sociodemographic factors adjusted results shows that low support at work (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.23-0.42) and low work and family time (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.19-0.35) was associated with job satisfaction. Among work- and health-related factors, having regular day or two shifts work (compared to other forms of work), very often hurry at work (compared to sometimes) were associated with lower odds of job satisfaction while, possibility to influence work (compared to never) was associated with higher odds of job satisfaction. No or less sickness absence at work (compared to high sickness absence) was also associated with higher odds of job satisfaction.
Conclusion
Poor work life balance, i.e. low support at work and low work and family time was associated with low job satisfaction. Work and family domain are integral part of healthy work environment; attention should be paid to the domains of work and family to improve older workers job satisfaction.