The purpose of the study was: (1) to determine the difference in frequency of participation in various non-work activities by working, married men and women, and (2) to compare the difference in frequency of participation in various non-work activities by married men and women employed on traditional, compressed or flexitime workweek schedules. No conclusive evidence was indicated by previous research. / Fifty-one corporations utilizing alternative workweek schedules were contacted by telephone. Twenty corporations agreed to distribute the non-work activity questionnaires to employees. Seventy questionnaires (35 couples) per workweek schedule (traditional, compressed, flexitime) were mailed, comprising 210 individuals (105 couples). Seventy-four couples responded (27 couples--traditional; 26 couples--compressed; 21 couples--flexitime). The questionnaire was developed by the researcher and contained 136 activities divided into five categories (recreation, hobbies, family-oriented, community-social and self-enrichment). / The first four hypotheses were tested using a two by three by five repeated measures analysis of variance. Independent variables were: sex, workweek schedule, and non-work activity categories. The remaining three hypotheses were tested using a three-way analysis of variance. Independent variables were age, years of marriage, and educational level. The dependent variable identified for both analyses was the sum of the subjects responses to a Likert scale for each activity item. / The first analysis indicated the main effects of sex and non-work activities were significant as was their interaction. Women indicated participating more frequently in more activities than men. Workweek schedule did not influence male/female participation in non-work activities. The results of the three-way analysis indicated years of marriage was the only significant main effect; no interaction between age, years of marriage, and education was significant. / Recommendations for future research include controlling for age, education, and geographic location, while comparing two workweek schedules within one corporation. Recommendations for instrument revision include developing each activity category as individual instruments and redefining the Likert scale. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, Section: B, page: 0690. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74806 |
| Contributors | KOEPKE, LESLIE ANN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 152 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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