Flexible work schedules and family time allocation: Assessment of a system change on individual behavior using self-report logs.

Abstract:

:This study assessed the effects of a flexible work schedule ("flextime") on time allocated to children and spouse by federal workers. Direct behavioral observations of family, home, and work functions were precluded because of the cost involved in observing many people for long periods of time. In order to obtain detailed individual data, participants completed hour-by-hour activity logs a mean of twice per week for 35 weeks. Participants received prior training on log completion, initial feedback on the detail of their log entries, and were prompted to complete the forms. Four different procedures assessing reliability indicated a corroboration rate of 80% with other sources. Log data were reliably reduced to nine categories such as "PM time with children" and 37 subcategories such as "time at dinner." The log data were presented in time-series form and the use of a quasi-experimental design showed that participants who altered their work schedule were able to spend more PM time with their families. The log data demonstrated that the capacity exists to assess closely the effects of large-scale changes at a micro-behavioral level, but other methods are needed to make complex self-reporting systems less expensive and more capable of immediate monitoring of the intervention's effects.

journal_name

J Appl Behav Anal

authors

Winett RA,Neale MS

doi

10.1901/jaba.1981.14-39

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1981-04-01 00:00:00

pages

39-46

issue

1

eissn

0021-8855

issn

1938-3703

journal_volume

14

pub_type

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