An exploratory study of work-leisure relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11435987
AutoresHuimei Liu (0000-0002-6565-7762, Zhejiang University, autor de correspondencia), Xinyan Xie (0000-0002-8087-4693, Zhejiang University), Qingyue Wu (0000-0003-3870-3898, Zhejiang University)
Año2023
Volumen42
Número5
Páginas804-819
Fecha de publicación2023-09-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLeisure Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02614367.2022.2143876
OpenAlexW4308841947
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas73

This study explored the attitudes towards work-leisure relationships (WLR) among Chinese during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown creates a ‘quasi-experiment’ situation to investigate people’s views of WLR since they are obligated to stay home for weeks or months instead of commuting to workplaces. Eighty-two Chinese were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using NVivo 12.0. The results suggest a model of ‘BRIS’ depicting four types of WLR: (a) ‘B’ for Balance, i.e. a dynamic equilibrium; (b) ‘R’ for Reciprocity, i.e. mutual beneficial; (c) ‘I’ for Integration, i.e. work and leisure could be each other; (d) ‘S’ for Separation, i.e. totally different from each other. The study contributes theoretically to developing this BRIS model to interpret the WLR in the context of the Covid-19 lockdown. Practical implications for employee management and satisfaction enhancement in companies, leisure policies, as well as future prospects for telework are also provided, particularly the importance of ‘balance’ in WLR is called for

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