TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Attitudes toward working conditions: are European Union workers satisfied with their working hours and work-life balance?
JO  - Gaceta Sanitaria
A1  - Matilla-Santander, Nuria
A1  - Lidón-Moyano, Cristina
A1  - González-Marrón, Adrián
A1  - Bunch, Kailey
A1  - Martín-Sánchez, Juan Carlos
A1  - Martínez-Sánchez, Jose M.
SP  - 162
EP  - 168
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To describe the satisfaction with working hours and satisfaction with work-life balance and their association in the European Union (EU-28). <br><br>METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study based on data from the Flash Eurobarometer 398 among workers of the EU-28 from 2014 (n=13,683). We calculated percentages and their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). We also applied a multi-level generalised linear model using the Poisson family, to calculate the adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) of satisfaction with work-life balance based on working hours. All analyses were stratified by individual, employment and welfare regime country classification. <br><br>RESULTS: The satisfaction with working hours and work-life balance was 80.62% and 74.48%, respectively, and was significantly higher among women. The highest percentages of satisfaction were found in the Nordic welfare regime countries (90.2% and 85.3%, respectively). There was a statistically significant association between satisfaction with working hours and work-life balance (aPR: 2.63; 95%CI: 2.28-3.04), and the magnitude of the association differed in individual, employment and welfare regime country classifications. The main reasons declared for dissatisfaction were "excessive working hours" (48.7%), "shift work" (27.9%), and "inability to influence the work schedule" (28.3%). Differences were observed according to sex and type of welfare regime. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The differences found in the association between satisfaction with work-life balance and working hours according to sociodemographic characteristics and welfare regime show that there are inequalities in the working conditions in the EU countries.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 SESPAS. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0213-9111
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.10.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -