Job Satisfaction and Work-life Balance of Government Employees: A Study of Gender and Social Support

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Page: 206-209

Nivedita Behera, Prabhudarsan Sahoo, and Jyoti Prakash Swain (Department of Psychology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha)

Today’s generation has been emphasizing on living independently. They have become career-focused and have begun to prioritize work over everything. In such situations, organizational well-being has emerged as a hot-button issue. A few things to pay attention to includes maintaining a work-life balance, job happiness, good mental health and stability, devotion to work, and social support. This study investigated the role of gender (male & female) and Social support (high & low) on the job satisfaction and work-life balance of the government employees of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The sample comprised of 143 govt. employees including 70 males and 73 females. Multidimensional scale of perceived social support, Work-life balance scale and Job satisfaction scale were used to measure the independent and dependent variables. Results revealed that high social support groups were more satisfied with their job and had superior work-life balance than the low social support groups. Results also showed that males were more balanced in their work-life than females. Inter-correlation between job satisfaction and work-life balance revealed a significant and positive relationship between the two variables, suggesting that job satisfaction and work-life balance are complimentary life skills.