A Study of Work Life Balance on Psychological Capital of Female Fraternity in selected Universities of Punjab

Abstract

An optimal balance between work and life in the modern time is considered to be most pivotal yet challenging concerning working women who are mostly expected to fulfill dual responsibilities, that is, personal and professional effectively. There are various demographic factors that impact the perception and emotional aspect of a female like their marital status, kind a family, presence of elderly or children at home et cetera that interfere directly or indirectly with their psychology. Therefore, this paper is aimed to study the impact of Work Life Balance on the Psychological Capital of teaching staff, particularly females in selected universities of Punjab region. For the purpose, primary research has been conducted among 905 female respondents from randomly selected universities. The sampling was done using questionnaire method to obtain the responses from the female fraternity of these selected universities. Statistical tools like t-test, correlation and regression were conducted to know the relationship between the selected variables. The study represents the relationship between Work Life Balance and Psychological Capital and at the same time presents the impact of WLB on the Psychological Capital of female fraternity working in these selected universities of Punjab. The findings showed there is a positive impact of Work Life Balance on Psychological Capital of Female Fraternity and based on this research suggestions have been given to the selected universities to implement a more selective and policy-friendly working environment for the female fraternity concerning the challenges observed in their demographic profile and the re-alignment of internal rules to provide the female fraternity with a conducive work environment.