In an ever-changing world, people are constantly faced with the challenge of simultaneously
managing multiple roles in their work as well as their home-sphere. It therefore becomes
increasingly important to maintain a balance in these two life spheres. Unfortunately, a gap
exists between the positive and negative side of work-home balance as most research focuses on
the negative side. Recently, a much needed instrument was develop in the Netherlands, namely
the Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmegen (SWING), which measures both the direction of
influence (workâhome and vice versa) and the quality of influence (negative vs. positive).
The objectives of this study were to validate the Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmegen
(SWING) for workers of the earthmoving equipment industry in a South African context, to
determine its construct equivalence and bias for different language groups, and to determine
differences regarding work-home interaction between different demographic groups. A cross-sectional
survey design was used. Random samples (n = 330) were taken of workers in the
earthmoving equipment industry across South Africa. The SWING and a biographical
questionnaire were administered. Item bias analyses, exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach
alpha coefficients, MANOVAs, ANOVAs and T-tests were used to analyse the data.
Exploratory factor analysis showed that the SWING consists of four factors, namely Negative
Work-Home Interference, Negative Home-Work Interference, Positive Work-Home Interference
and Positive Home-Work Interference. All four factors showed acceptable internal
consistencies. No evidence was found for uniform or non-uniform bias of the items of the
SWING for different language groups. Exploratory factor analysis with target rotations
confirmed the construct equivalence of the work-home interface construct. There were also no
differences regarding work-home interaction between different demographic groups, except for a
practically significant difference (medium effect) between males and females with respect to
negative Work-Home Interaction levels.
Recommendations were made for further research. / Thesis (M.Com. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/867 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Pieterse, Michel |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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