A Qualitative Study on Remote Workers' Work-Life Balance Uzaktan Çalışanların İş-Yaşam Dengesi Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma


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Aydin M., ÖZSOY ÖZMEN A.

Sosyoekonomi, cilt.34, sa.67, ss.97-121, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 67
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2026.01.05
  • Dergi Adı: Sosyoekonomi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-121
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Flexibility, Remote Work, Right to Disconnect, Work-Life Balance
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study examines the relationship between remote work, a flexible working arrangement, and work-life balance using a qualitative research approach. While existing literature focuses on the link between work-life balance and traditional work structures, this research adopts a sceptical perspective on the flexibility offered by remote work in terms of time and space. It explores how these types of flexibility relate to work-life balance. Drawing on theoretical frameworks, the study questions whether remote work genuinely blurs the physical and temporal boundaries between professional and personal life within a cause-and-effect research design. Overall, it finds a gap between theoretical assumptions and practical outcomes.