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Household Labour During the Workday in Remote Work Contexts. Who Integrates It, and Why? Cover

Household Labour During the Workday in Remote Work Contexts. Who Integrates It, and Why?

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|Jul 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Hypothesized Relationships.

Table 1

Sample Description.

 %n
HLW (ref = no)18.9248
Gender
    Women65.78861
    Men34.22448
Education degree  
    Lower secondary0.9011
    Upper secondary8.49104
    Bachelor’s22.94281
    Master’s56.16688
    Doctoral9.80120
    NA1.7121
Living area  
    Brussels Capital Region46.55608
    Outside of Brussels53.45698
Organization size  
    Small (<50 workers)10.54138
    Medium (50 to 250 workers)12.61165
    Large (>250 workers)76.851006

[i] Note. N = 1309.

Table 2

Means, Standard Deviations and Correlation Matrix.

MSDMINMAXCORRELATION MATRIX
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.
1. Job demands2.670.7114(0.85)
2. Autonomy3.370.61140.16**(0.71)
3. Work engagement4.931.20170.21**0.24**(0.86)
4. Remote work frequency2.531.0615–0.050.030.07*
5. IDT7.422.01110–0.00–0.000.03–0.06*
6. Gender0.04–0.06*a0.10**a–0.06a0.25**a
7. HLW0.17**a–0.16**a0.12**a–0.06a–0.15**a0.05b
Control Variables
Age42.1210.7918700.15**.08**0.17**0.040.12**–0.04a0.29**a
Cohabitants2.891.321100.040.06*0.05–0.01–0.20**–0.04a–0.07*a

[i] Note. McDonald’s ω of the composite scores are presented in the diagonal of the correlation matrix. Gender was coded as 0 = men, 1 = women; Flexibility use was coded as 0 = no, 1 = yes. IDT = Involvement in Domestic Tasks. HLW = Household Labour during the Workday.

aPoint-biserial correlation.

bTetrachoric correlation.

*p < 0.05. **p < 0.01.

Table 3

Invariance Tests.

MODELχ2DFPCFIΔCFIRMSEAΔRMSEA
Configural249.41480<0.0010.966 0.058 
Metric262.27889<0.0010.9650.0000.0550.003
Scalar288.71897<0.0010.9620.0030.055–0.000
Strict302.577108<0.0010.9590.0030.0550.000
Table 4

Results of the Multivariable Fractional Polynomials Procedure.

INVOLVEMENT IN DOMESTIC TASKSdfDEVIANCEΔ DEVIANCEapPOWERS
FP241138.92, 3
FP121147.58.6<.05–0.5
Linear11156.918.0<.0011

[i] Note. FP2 = two-term fractional polynomial. FP1 = one-term fractional polynomial.

aFollows a χ(df)2 distribution.

Table 5

Interaction Tests Between Gender and Job Demands (Model 2), Autonomy (Model 3), Work Engagement (Model 4), and IDT (Model 5) On HLW.

MODEL 1MODEL 2MODEL 3MODEL 4MODEL 5
BSEWALDPBSEWALDPBSEWALDPBSEWALDPBSEWALDP
Intercept–3.810.494–7.72<0.001–3.810.496–7.69<0.001–3.830.497–7.71<0.01–3.790.498–7.61<0.001–3.680.508–7.25<0.001
Focal variables
    Job demands0.3320.0814.09<0.0010.3210.1562.038<0.050.3330.0814.09<0.0010.3330.0824.08<0.0010.3330.0814.11<0.001
    Autonomy–0.3710.078–4.78<0.001–0.3710.078–4.77<0.001–0.5550.139–3.99<0.001–0.3710.078–4.75<0.001–0.3670.078–4.71<0.001
    Work engagement0.1920.0892.17<0.05–0.1920.0892.16<0.050.2000.0892.24<0.050.0190.1340.14>0.050.1930.0892.18<0.05
    Gender0.1750.1731.01>0.050.1720.1770.97>0.050.1920.1741.10>0.050.1600.1750.91>0.05–0.1060.247–0.43>0.05
    IDT2–0.1120.022–5.17<0.001–0.1120.022–5.16<0.001–0.1140.022–5.26<0.001–0.1130.022–5.21<0.001
    IDT30.0090.0024.62<0.0010.0090.0024.61<0.0010.0090.0024.70<0.0010.0090.0024.66<0.001
Gender × Job demands (M2)0.0170.1780.09>0.05
Gender × Autonomy (M3)0.2580.1591.62>0.050.2760.1591.73>0.05
Gender × Work engagement (M4)
Gender × IDT (M5)
    IDT2 (if Gender = Men)–0.0670.038–1.76>0.05
    IDT3 (if Gender = Men)0.0050.0041.44>0.05
    IDT2 (if Gender = Women)    –0.1380.027–5.10<0.001
    IDT3 (if Gender = Women)    0.0110.0024.68<0.001
Control Variables
    Remote work frequency–0.1410.075–1.87>0.05–0.1410.076–1.87>0.05–0.1430.076–1.88>0.05–0.1470.076–1.94>0.05–0.1320.075–1.76>0.05
    Age0.0530.0086.87<0.0010.0530.0086.86<0.0010.0540.0086.86<0.0010.0530.0086.82<0.0010.0540.0086.87<0.001
    Cohabitants–0.0680.068–1.00>0.05–0.0680.068–1.00>0.05–0.0690.068–1.01>0.05–0.0710.069–1.04>0.05–0.0640.069–0.93>0.05
Log Likelihood–563.8–563.8–562.4–562.2–562.4
LRT a 0 (1)2.7 (1)3.0† (1)2.7 (2)
BIC1199.31206.51203.81203.41210.9
McFadden’s R20.1130.1130.1150.1150.115

[i] Note. IDT = Involvement in Domestic Tasks. LRT = likelihood ratio test. IDT2, IDT3 are the two-terms transformation (square and cubic) of the Involvement in Domestic Tasks variable, resulting from the multivariable fractional polynomials procedure. Gender is coded as 0 = Men, 1 = Women.

afollows a χ2 distribution.

p < 0.10.

Figure 2

Average Marginal Effects and 95%CIs of IDT on HLW, Conditional on the Values of IDT.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.1477 | Journal eISSN: 0033-2879
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 97
Submitted on: Nov 17, 2025
Accepted on: May 26, 2026
Published on: Jul 1, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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