NONSTANDARD WORK SCHEDULES AND WORK AND NONWORK EXPERIENCES OF MUSLIMIMMIGRANTS - A STUDY OF A MINORITY IN THE MAJORITY

This study is concerned with nonstandard work schedules and work and n onwork experiences of Muslim immigrants living in Canada and the U.S. Nonstandard work schedules included shift-work and weekend work. Work experiences included job stress, satisfaction, and involvement. Nonwor k experiences included health problems and leisure rime spent with fam ily, friends, and alone. Data were collected by means of a structured mail questionnaire (N = 325). Employees on nonstandard shifts experien ced higher job stress, lower job satisfaction, and spent less leisure time with family than employees on standard day shift schedules. Simil arly, employees working nonstandard workdays (weekend work) reported h igher job stress and job involvement and spent less leisure rime with family than employees on standard work schedules. Limited support for marital status and spouse employment status as moderators of work sche dules and outcome variables was found. Results are discussed in light of previous empirical evidence on shiftwork and weekend work.