Assessing Life Satisfaction among Higher Education Faculty: The relationship between work-life balance, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and life satisfaction

DOI: https://doie.org/10.1001/ES.2024328167

Leena, Dr. Raminder Pal Singh, Dr. Kiranjeet Kaur

Keywords:

work-life balance, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, faculty, higher education institutes

Abstract:

Purpose - Life satisfaction plays an important role in retaining more employees as satisfied employees are vital for organizational growth. This study aims to analyse the impact of work-life balance, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy on the life satisfaction of faculty at higher education institutes in India.

Design/methodology- This study uses a cross-sectional research under which data has been collected from 200 faculty of top 100 NIRF institutes in India. To analyse data the SPSS software has been used with correlation and factor analysis to confirm relationships between variables of the study.

Findings- Results indicate that WLB, EI and self-efficacy have a significant and positive impact on the life satisfaction of faculty. Therefore, the findings reveal that WLB, EI and self-efficacy play an important role in increasing the life satisfaction of faculty at higher education institutes in India.

Research limitations/implications- This study will help in understanding the subsequent impact of variable on the life satisfaction of their faculty. It will help organizations retain more satisfied employees, reduce absenteeism and ultimately improve performance.

Originality/value- The study main contribution is to increase the life satisfaction of faculty at higher education institutes in India, as well as insightful for the government, management and organization to understand the various factors that are crucial to the life satisfaction of their faculty.

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