The Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Effect of Resilience among Millennial Employees
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v9i1.613Keywords:
Work–Life Balance, Job Satisfaction, Resilience, Millennial Employees, Moderation Effect, Quantitative Research, Organizational Behavior, Employee Well-beingAbstract
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between work–life balance and job satisfaction and to analyze the moderating role of resilience among millennial employees. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was adopted, and primary data were collected from 240 millennial employees working in public and private sector organizations using a structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale. Simple random sampling was applied to ensure equal participation opportunity. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and chi-square analyses were performed to test the research objectives. The findings showed that there is a strong positive significant relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction (r =.62, p < 0.01). The regression analysis showed that resilience played a tremendous positive role in influencing job satisfaction (b = .58, p < 0.001), with 34% of the variance (R2 =.34) being explained. In addition, the chi-square test established that the relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction was significantly moderate by resilience (kh2 = 26.95, p < 0.01), with significant associations between work-life balance and job satisfaction being stronger among highly resilient employees. The results indicated that millennial employees with greater resilience experienced more job satisfaction because they had better work-life balance. The paper emphasized organizational measures and policies that support flexible work arrangements and resilience-enhancing programs to improve the well-being and satisfaction of employees.
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