PHWP: Abstract Detail: Overworked in America?

This study focuses on work hours, interpersonal justice perceptions, and immigrant status as predictors of work overload. Data were collected using a national, random telephone survey of employees in the US. Results revealed that employees who worked more hours tended to report higher levels of work overload. For immigrant workers stronger perceptions of interpersonal justice tended to reduce the relationship between work hours and work overload, though for native-born US employees stronger perceptions of justice created a slightly stronger relationship between work hours and work overload. The authors conclude that treating employees with dignity and respect can decrease the effects that work hours have on the experience of work overload. Furthermore, stronger interpersonal justice appears to be much more important for immigrants than for native born workers (as the interactive effect was five times larger for immigrants than native born employees).

Avery, D. R., Tonidandel, S., Volpone, S. D., & Raghuram, A. (2010). Overworked in America? Journal of Managerial Psychology, 25, 133.