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Volume 29 Number 2 December 2004
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A Measure of Attitudes Towards Flexible Work Options |
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Majella J. Albion
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Abstract |
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A short questionnaire, the Flexible Work Options Questionnaire (FWOQ), was
developed to measure workers' attitudes to the use of flexible work options (FWOs)
such as flexible hours and part-time work. The questionnaire was used with two
groups of employees, 344 public service personnel, and 212 non-academic staff from
a regional university. In Study 1, the FWOQ was shown to have moderate reliability
and to consist of two factors: I, Work/family Balance, and II, Barriers. The Barriers
factor did not emerge as a single factor in Study 2. Work/family Balance issues were
stronger predictors of the use of FWOs than Barriers. These results were explained in
terms of compromises that parents make in order to achieve family/work balance.
Further development was suggested to refine the Barriers subscales and to investigate
gender differences.
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Keywords |
| WORK/FAMILY; BALANCE; FLEXIBLE WORK OPTIONS; PARENTAL LEAVE; WOMEN AND WORK. |
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Contact DetailsMajella J. AlbionDepartment of Psychology, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350. E-mail: albionm@usq.edu.au
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