Work–Home Boundary Management (Kreiner)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.833 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of work–home segmentation/integration preferences and tactics, including physical, behavioural, communicative, and temporal boundaries. Used widely in remote-work and work–life research.
Sample item(s)
“I keep work and family completely separate.”
“I check work email outside of regular work hours. (integration)”
“I have a designated workspace at home that I do not use for non-work activities.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.83. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with work–family conflict and recovery-experiences scales.
Source & citation
Kreiner, G. E. (2006): Consequences of work–home segmentation or integration: A person–environment fit perspective. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 485–507.
Kreiner (2006): Work–home segmentation. JOB, 27(4), 485–507.
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