Table 3 Differences in participant characteristics by latent classes of Work-Life balance changes during COVID-19 (n = 503).

From: Latent class patterns of work-life balance changes among Korean SME workers during COVID-19 based on organizational support and psychosocial health

Variable

Category

Class 1a

(n = 409)

Class 2b

(n = 39)

Class 3c

(n = 55)

F or χ2

p

Gender

Female

132(82.5)

15(9.4)

13(8.1)

2.530

0.282

 

Male

277(80.8)

24(7.0)

42(12.2)

Age

< 40

82(75.7)

7(6.5)

19(17.8)

7.828

0.251

 

40–49

108(85.7)

9(7.1)

9(7.1)

 

50–59

134(81.2)

15(9.1)

16(9.7)

 

≥ 60

86(81.9)

8(7.6)

11(10.5)

Marital status

Single

84(87.5)

3(3.1)

9(9.4)

9.115

0.058

 

Living with a spouse

300(80.2)

30(8.0)

44(11.8)

 

Not living with a spouse

25(75.8)

6(18.2)

2(6.1)

Business type

Manufacturing

141(82.9)

11(6.5)

18(10.6)

4.981

0.289

 

Service industry

183(79.2)

24(10.4)

24(10.4)

 

Construction industry

85(83.3)

4(3.9)

13(12.7)

Business size

< 50

218(81.3)

24(9.0)

26(9.7)

1.866

0.393

(no. of employees)

50–400

191(81.3)

15(6.4)

29(12.3)

Work schedule

Daytime

379(82.0)

35(7.6)

48(10.4)

2.133

0.344

 

Shift work

30(73.2)

4(9.8)

7(17.1)

Employment type

Regular

233(79.8)

25(8.6)

34(11.6)

1.104

0.576

 

Non-regular

176(83.4)

14(6.6)

21(10.0)

Position level

Staff

199(79.0)

23(9.1)

30(11.9)

2.005

0.367

 

Supervisor or above

210(83.7)

16(6.4)

25(10.0)

Psychosocial Well-being Index

Healthy

5(35.7)

1(7.1)

8(57.1)

56.797

< 0.001

Potential risk

367(84.0)

25(5.7)

45(10.3)

High risk

37(71.2)

13(25.0)

2(3.8)

Working hours

< 40

218(81.3)

21(7.8)

29(10.8)

4.453

0.348

(per week)

40–51

107(80.5)

14(10.5)

12(9.0)

 

≥ 52

84(82.4)

4(3.9)

14(13.7)

Subjective economic level

Low

155(79.1)

22(11.2)

19(9.7)

5.368

0.060

 

≥ Middle

254(82.7)

17(5.5)

36(11.7)

Workplace Infection Prevention Practices for COVID-19

3.0 ± 0.6

2.9 ± 0.7

3.3 ± 0.6

8.206

< 0.001

(a, b < c)

Personal Infection Prevention Behaviors for COVID-19

3.3 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.6

3.6 ± 3.4

11.863

< 0.001

(a, b < c)

Factors related to flexible work arrangements

Institutional

2.5 ± 1.0

2.1 ± 0.9

2.8 ± 1.2

5.861

0.003

(b < c)

Organizational environmental

2.7 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 0.9

3.0 ± 1.2

9.645

< 0.001

(b < a,c)

Human resource management

3.9 ± 0.8

4.2 ± 0.8

4.1 ± 1.1

2.696

0.068

Work content

3.0 ± 0.6

2.9 ± 0.7

3.3 ± 0.8

6.535

0.002

(a, b < c)

  1. Note. Superscript letters a, b, and c indicate significant differences between classes in post-hoc comparisons (p <.05).