Table A3.

OLS regression results with coefficients of all control variables – main EV = work from home

Model I-AModel I-BModel II-AModel II-BModel III-AModel III-BModel IV-AModel IV-B
Individual productivityJob satisfactionSocializationWork-life balance
Explanatory variables
Work from home−0.017 (0.05)0.064 (0.06)−0.402*** (0.08)−0.259* (0.10)−0.445*** (0.04)−0.392*** (0.05)−0.059 (0.05)0.087 (0.06)
University vs home space quality−0.379*** (0.02)−0.169*** (0.03)−0.475*** (0.02)−0.104 (0.07)−0.245*** (0.01)−0.091*** (0.03)−0.387*** (0.02)−0.158*** (0.03)
Work from home x university vs home space quality −0.287*** (0.04) −0.507*** (0.09) −0.210*** (0.04)−0.032 (0.03)−0.313*** (0.04)
Home office−0.029 (0.02)−0.039 (0.05)0.085 (0.05)0.065 (0.11)−0.030 (0.02)−0.047 (0.04) 0.040 (0.05)
Work from home x home office 0.012 (0.06) 0.024 (0.11) 0.023 (0.06) −0.103 (0.07)
Controls        
North of Italy0.020 (0.03)−0.082** (0.03)−0.025 (0.05)−0.067 (0.05)−0.042 (0.02)−0.100*** (0.03)0.023 (0.04)0.019 (0.03)
South of Italy0.099*** (0.03)Baseline0.036 (0.06)Baseline0.056 (0.03) 0.001 (0.05) 
Center of ItalyBaseline−0.099*** (0.03)Baseline−0.037 (0.06) −0.056 (0.03) −0.001 (0.05)
Residence close to campus−0.015 (0.02)−0.015 (0.02)−0.006 (0.04)−0.005 (0.04)−0.013 (0.02)−0.013 (0.02)−0.034 (0.02)−0.034 (0.02)
Physical sciences−0.214*** (0.04)−0.000 (0.04)0.053 (0.06)0.257*** (0.06)−0.069 (0.04)0.007 (0.04)0.105* (0.05)0.312*** (0.04)
Life sciences−0.000 (0.04)0.225*** (0.04)0.092 (0.07)0.318*** (0.06)0.066 (0.04)0.150*** (0.03)0.165*** (0.05)0.383*** (0.04)
Civil engineering and architecture 0.207*** (0.04) 0.192*** (0.06)0.000 (.)0.071 (0.04) 0.199*** (0.06)
Industrial engineering−0.134* (0.05)0.076 (0.06)0.096 (0.09)0.293*** (0.09)−0.013 (0.04)0.060 (0.04)0.111* (0.05)0.312*** (0.05)
Social sciences−0.038 (0.04)0.174*** (0.04)−0.019 (0.08)0.182*** (0.06)0.029 (0.05)0.104*** (0.04)0.071 (0.05)0.278*** (0.05)
Humanities−0.205*** (0.04) −0.189*** (0.06) −0.070 (0.04) −0.199*** (0.06) 
Full professor 0.014 (0.04) 0.063 (0.07) −0.140*** (0.03) −0.091* (0.04)
Associate professor−0.029 (0.03)−0.013 (0.03)−0.045 (0.05)0.021 (0.05)0.121*** (0.03)−0.018 (0.02)0.067 (0.03)−0.024 (0.03)
Researcher−0.020 (0.04) −0.073 (0.08) 0.136*** (0.03) 0.086 (0.04) 
Leadership role0.012 (0.03)0.011 (0.03)0.004 (0.03)0.003 (0.03)0.060*** (0.02)0.059*** (0.02)−0.030 (0.02)−0.032 (0.02)
Lab0.055* (0.02)0.059* (0.02)0.060 (0.05)0.067 (0.05)0.022 (0.02)0.025 (0.02)0.086*** (0.03)0.090*** (0.03)
Collaboration0.070 (0.06)0.084 (0.06)0.028 (0.11)0.053 (0.11)−0.088 (0.06)−0.078 (0.06)−0.162* (0.06)−0.146* (0.06)
Digital0.030*** (0.01)0.030*** (0.01)0.068*** (0.01)0.068*** (0.01)0.027*** (0.01)0.027*** (0.01)0.005 (0.01)0.004 (0.01)
Gender (1=male)0.115*** (0.02)0.118*** (0.02)0.190*** (0.04)0.195*** (0.04)−0.008 (0.02)−0.006 (0.02)0.187*** (0.02)0.189*** (0.02)
Age−0.006*** (0.00)−0.006*** (0.00)−0.005* (0.00)−0.006*** (0.00)0.007*** (0.00)0.007*** (0.00)0.009*** (0.00)0.008*** (0.00)
Children at home (y.o. 0–14)−0.174*** (0.02)−0.175*** (0.02)−0.041 (0.04)−0.043 (0.04)0.025 (0.02)0.024 (0.02)−0.040 (0.04)−0.041 (0.04)
Work from home_before Covid−0.000 (0.00)−0.001 (0.00)−0.000 (0.00)−0.001 (0.00)0.001 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)−0.003*** (0.00)−0.003*** (0.00)
Private office0.114*** (0.02)0.120*** (0.02)0.173*** (0.04)0.182*** (0.04)0.081*** (0.02)0.085*** (0.02)0.067* (0.03)0.072** (0.03)
Constant3.110*** (0.11)2.923*** (0.11)0.129 (0.15)−0.202 (0.11)1.713*** (0.10)1.795*** (0.09)2.136*** (0.12)1.921*** (0.10)
DV mean2,9       
DV SD1,0       
N7,861       
R20.14170.14800.08770.09560.10470.10960.11110.1167

Note(s): *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01

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