Work Hours and Well Being: An Investigation of Moderator Effects

The relationship between work hours and subjective well being is marked by contradictory findings, thereby implying that it
is far from being completely understood. A study of moderator effects can help explain variations in results across studies
and, thus, overcome inconsistencies in past research. Accordingly, the current study aims to enlighten the relationship between
work hours and well being by investigating how a number of variables moderate this relationship. To develop the research hypotheses
concerning the moderator effects, this study relies mostly on social identity theory. Overall, the results suggest that work
hours, per se, do not have a significant relationship with individual well being. Rather, their effects seem to depend on
a number of issues, namely concerned with individuals’ objective characteristics, as well as their social identities.