Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/314531 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17634
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the relationship between flexible working arrangements (FWA) and workers' affective well-being (AWB), using data from the American Time-Use Survey (ATUS) and the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). We analyze differences in workers' emotional experiences during paid work, unpaid work, and leisure depending on the general availability of FWA within their occupation. Our findings reveal a significant negative association between teleworkability and AWB during labor activities for women, resulting in reduced day-average emotional well-being if jobs are also time-flexible. In contrast, we do not find significant associations between FWA and AWB during paid work for men. Additionally, we find no evidence of systematic spillovers to the AWB in non-labor activities for both men and women. Further nuanced findings regarding parents and the role of time flexibility underscore potential gender differences in the impact of FWA on well-being.
Subjects: 
flexible working arrangements
affective well-being
telework
working from home
work and family
work-life balance
gender differences
JEL: 
J22
J81
D91
I31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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