However, even though this is the population from which a sample was taken for the research, it may be assumed that ultimately the goal of the study is to define the population as all workers in Taiwan, for purposes of extrapolation of the data. Additionally, only respondents holding a full-time job were selected for the analysis in order to highlight the potential effects of work/family conflict (Lu et al., 2011).
Description of Data and Descriptive Statistics A wide variety of data was collected for this article, some of which are discrete variables, such as Sex, Marital status, Rank, and Working spouse. All of these were given a score based on a nominal scale, and were then categorized accordingly (e.g. Sex is 1 = male, 2 = female or Rank is 1 = managers, 2 = employees). Other discrete variables included education level and dependent children which were based on the use of an ordinal scale. Additionally, many were continuous variables such as WFC (controlling for FWC), FWC (controlling for WFC), …show more content…
The independent variable family demands included the number of dependent children living in the home and whether the spouse was working or not (Lu et al., 2011). The independent variable of work flexibility included autonomy in deciding how work time was utilized and the freedom to use personal leave as desired; reverse scoring was used for this element so that a higher score is equal to more autonomy or freedom (Lu et al., 2011). The independent variables of WFC and FWC are the dual-direction form of work/family conflict, separated based on whether the demands come from work or family. Participants were asked if they felt the demands of work (WFC) or family (FWC) interfered with family and work, respectively (Lu et al.,
Description of Data and Descriptive Statistics A wide variety of data was collected for this article, some of which are discrete variables, such as Sex, Marital status, Rank, and Working spouse. All of these were given a score based on a nominal scale, and were then categorized accordingly (e.g. Sex is 1 = male, 2 = female or Rank is 1 = managers, 2 = employees). Other discrete variables included education level and dependent children which were based on the use of an ordinal scale. Additionally, many were continuous variables such as WFC (controlling for FWC), FWC (controlling for WFC), …show more content…
The independent variable family demands included the number of dependent children living in the home and whether the spouse was working or not (Lu et al., 2011). The independent variable of work flexibility included autonomy in deciding how work time was utilized and the freedom to use personal leave as desired; reverse scoring was used for this element so that a higher score is equal to more autonomy or freedom (Lu et al., 2011). The independent variables of WFC and FWC are the dual-direction form of work/family conflict, separated based on whether the demands come from work or family. Participants were asked if they felt the demands of work (WFC) or family (FWC) interfered with family and work, respectively (Lu et al.,