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9 - Segmenting Roles and Domains

from Part III - Cognition-Based Personal Interventions of Work-Life Balance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2023

M. Joseph Sirgy  and
Dong-Jin Lee
M. Joseph Sirgy
Affiliation:
Virginia Tech
Dong-Jin Lee
Affiliation:
Yonsei University
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Summary

In this chapter we describe segmentation— a cognition-based intervention of work-life balance. Segmentation involves creating boundaries (or psychological walls) to insulate life domains. The goal is to prevent negative spillover from the segmented domain to other domains. We discuss four different segmentation interventions that people commonly use to prevent negative spillover: temporal, physical, behavior, and communicative. We also discuss intervention programs that organizations can institutionalize to achieve higher levels of employee work-life balance based on these segmentation interventions.

Keywords

segmentationwork-life balancepsychological boundariespsychological wallsnegative spillovertemporal segmentationphysical segmentationbehavior segmentationcommunicative segmentationlife satisfaction
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Work-Life Balance
HR Training for Employee Personal Interventions
 , pp. 103 - 114
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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