دانلود رایگان مقاله یک دیدگاه جنسیتی در مورد تعادل کار و زندگی، استرس درک شده و محل کنترل

abstract

Given the crucial role that work-life balance plays in the well-being of employees, the literature devotes extensive research efforts towards determining the effect of different variables on the quality of work-life balance of employees. In this study, the researchers probe the compound relationship between external and internal locus of control, levels of perceived stress at work, and work-life balance. This study focuses in exploring the role of gender in the relationship between the aforementioned variables. A sample of 320 employees (160 females and 160 males) working in the Lebanese banking sector contribute to the empirical results of this research.

5. Limitations and directions for future research

As this article previously discusses, a low level of work-life balance can negatively influence employees and organizations; hence, organizations should work on ensuring that all employees enjoy healthy levels of work-life balance and control levels through the implementation of suitable training programs and workshops. In addition to that, the level of perceived stress also seems to have an indirect relationship with work-life balance. Thus, providing employees with effective stress reduction strategies, tailored to their locus of control perceptions, may benefit them. As this article mentions previously the levels of perceived stress at work highly influence males' personal life interference with work levels, as compared to their female counterparts; hence, solid organizational policies dictating equal treatment for males and females concerning work leaves or postponing work duties to attend to family demands are crucial in any organization.