Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences
Abstract Background This study aimed to explore the role of psychological detachment from work in the relationship of boundary violations and flourishing, as well as gender differences among university teachers during mandatory telework. We developed and tested a moderate mediation model where psych...
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| author | Madalena Mascarenhas Vânia Sofia Carvalho Cleide Fátima Moretto Maria José Chambel |
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| description | Abstract Background This study aimed to explore the role of psychological detachment from work in the relationship of boundary violations and flourishing, as well as gender differences among university teachers during mandatory telework. We developed and tested a moderate mediation model where psychological detachment was the explanatory mechanism of the relationship between boundary violations with flourishing and using gender as the moderating variable. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 921 Brazilian university teachers (mean age 44 years, 681 women and 240 men) during mandatory telework. Multigroup analysis and moderate mediation were performed using Mplus 7.2. Results Psychological detachment mediated the relationship between boundary violations (in both directions) and flourishing and work-to-family violations were more harmful to women’ recovery instead family-to-work violations were more harmful to men’ recovery, among university teachers during mandatory telework. Conclusion By focusing on boundary violations in the context of mandatory telework, the study sheds light on the impact of blurred boundaries between work and personal life. This contributes both literature on work-life balance and literature recovery. Moreover, it helps to understand a crisis setting of remote work. Further, the study’s findings regarding gender differences highlight how men and women may experience and cope with boundary violations differently during mandatory telework, supporting future specific interventions across genders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcb512eab0b24c458628093ad782f4432024-03-10T12:23:47ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-03-012411910.1186/s12889-024-18178-6Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differencesMadalena Mascarenhas0Vânia Sofia Carvalho1Cleide Fátima Moretto2Maria José Chambel3Faculdade de Psicologia, CICPSI, Universidade de LisboaFaculdade de Psicologia, CICPSI, Universidade de LisboaUniversidade de Passo FundoFaculdade de Psicologia, CICPSI, Universidade de LisboaAbstract Background This study aimed to explore the role of psychological detachment from work in the relationship of boundary violations and flourishing, as well as gender differences among university teachers during mandatory telework. We developed and tested a moderate mediation model where psychological detachment was the explanatory mechanism of the relationship between boundary violations with flourishing and using gender as the moderating variable. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 921 Brazilian university teachers (mean age 44 years, 681 women and 240 men) during mandatory telework. Multigroup analysis and moderate mediation were performed using Mplus 7.2. Results Psychological detachment mediated the relationship between boundary violations (in both directions) and flourishing and work-to-family violations were more harmful to women’ recovery instead family-to-work violations were more harmful to men’ recovery, among university teachers during mandatory telework. Conclusion By focusing on boundary violations in the context of mandatory telework, the study sheds light on the impact of blurred boundaries between work and personal life. This contributes both literature on work-life balance and literature recovery. Moreover, it helps to understand a crisis setting of remote work. Further, the study’s findings regarding gender differences highlight how men and women may experience and cope with boundary violations differently during mandatory telework, supporting future specific interventions across genders.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18178-6RecoveryPsychological detachmentBoundary violationsWell-beingFlourishingGender equality |
| spellingShingle | Madalena Mascarenhas Vânia Sofia Carvalho Cleide Fátima Moretto Maria José Chambel Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences BMC Public Health Recovery Psychological detachment Boundary violations Well-being Flourishing Gender equality |
| title | Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences |
| title_full | Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences |
| title_fullStr | Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences |
| title_short | Boundary violations and university teachers’ well-being during mandatory telework: Recovery’s role and gender differences |
| title_sort | boundary violations and university teachers well being during mandatory telework recovery s role and gender differences |
| topic | Recovery Psychological detachment Boundary violations Well-being Flourishing Gender equality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18178-6 |
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