本研究為質性研究，旨在探討不同加班原因對工作與生活平衡的影響。現有的研究主要探討方向為加班所造成的身心傷害進而導致工作與生活不平衡。然而，不同原因所導致的加班及其對工作與生活平衡的影響並未得到充分討論。
這個研究針對14 名有加班經驗的受訪者進行了半結構式訪談。隨後使用主題分析更深入地剖析受訪者提供的數據。調查結果顯示：
一、 對工作或組織有心理擁有感的受訪者而言，工作時間的長短不是決定工作與生活平衡的首要因素。
二、 發生在工作場合的負面情緒影響消除了工作與個人時間的界限，導致員工工作與生活嚴重失衡。此外，負面情緒會導致較低的主觀幸福感。
本研究的主要目的是為了更了解員工對工作與生活平衡的需求和期待，並提供了更貼近員工期望的建議，協助企業訂定更符合員工需求的相關規定。

This is a qualitative study aiming to explore the impact of different overtime reasons. Existing research mostly focused on overtime working leading to work-life imbalance because of physical and mental damage. Different reasons that cause employees working overtime and their influences toward one’s work-life balance were relatively unexplored. Fourteen participants with overtime experience were participated in the semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was then used to analyze the data in a more in-depth way that was provided by the participants. Findings showed that (a) for participants who have psychological ownership toward their job or organization, length of working time is not a factor that governs work-life balance. (b) negative emotional impacts within workplace diminished the boundary between worktime and personal time, which caused a serious imbalance between employees’ work and life. Furthermore, negative emotions lead to a lower subjective well-being. The primary aim of this research is to have a better understand of employees’ demand and prospect toward work-life balance and provide practical implications for enterprises establishing provisions that meet employees’ needs.

Thesis Validation Letter i
Abstract (Chinese) iii
Abstract (English) iv
Table of Content v
List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Literature Review 5
2.1 Emotional Blackmail (EB) 6
2.2 Emotional Manipulation (EM) 10
2.3 Interpersonal Trust and Interpersonal Conflict 12
2.4 High-Power Distance (HPD) 15
2.5 Collectivism 16
2.6 Psychological Ownership 19
2.7 Work-Life Balance 22
2.8 Subjective Well-Being 24
Chapter 3 Methodology 26
3.1 Introduction 26
3.2 Rationale for the Methodology 28
3.3 Research Ethics 32
3.4 Research Design 36
3.5 Interview Questions 39
3.6 Data Analysis 45
Chapter 4 Findings and Discussions 46
4.1 Participants 46
4.2 Thematic Analysis 49
4.3 Reasons for Working Overtime 53
4.4 Emotional Blackmail 58
4.5 Emotional Manipulation 61
4.6 Psychological Ownership 65
4.7 Culture 73
4.8 Conclusion for RQ1 77
4.9 Relationships Between Work-Life Balance and Well-Beings 79
4.10 Conclusion for RQ2 88
4.11 Summary 89
Chapter 5 Conclusions 90
5.1 Overall Conclusions 90
5.2 Practical Implications 95
5.3 Limitations 97
5.4 Suggestions for future research 99
References 101
Appendix I 114
Appendix II 117
Appendix III 120
Appendix IV 123
Appendix V 125
Appendix VI 128

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