Satisfaction With Work Schedule Flexibility scale

Description

This measure,(Satisfaction With Work Schedule Flexibility) developed by Rothausen (1994), uses a five-item scale to measure employee satisfaction with work schedule flexibility. It measures the extent to which an employee feels he or she has flexibility in scheduling work, in doing part-time or flextime work, and in balancing work and family responsibilities.

Reliability 

In Aryee, Luk, and Stone (1998), coefficient alpha was .79.

Validity

Satisfaction with schedule flexibility correlated positively with organiza­ tional commitment and supervisor work-family support. Satisfaction with flexibility correlated negatively with turnover intentions (Aryee et al., 1998).

Source

Rothausen, T. J. (1994). Job satisfaction and the parent worker: The role of flexibility and rewards. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 44, 317-336. Items were taken from text, p. 326. Copyright© 1994 by Academic Press. Repro­ duced with permission.

Items

Responses are obtained on a 5-point Likert-type scale where I = very dissat­ isfied and 5 = very satisfied.

  1. The extent to which management accommodates family responsibility needs without any negative consequences
  2. The opportunity to perform your job well and yet be able to perform home-related duties adequately
  3. The ease of getting time off for family as needed
  4. The opportunity to do part-time or flextime work without being penalized
  5. The amount of flexibility in work scheduling
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