Title: Investigating the effect of conflict and enrichment between work and family on the work-life balance of higher education teachers: moderating role of nature of job

Authors: Kinneri Jain; Abhay Jain; Anand Bansal

Addresses: Department of Commerce, Shri Ram College of Commerce (Maurice Nagar), University of Delhi, Delhi, India ' Department of Commerce, Shri Ram College of Commerce (Maurice Nagar), University of Delhi, Delhi, India ' Department of Commerce, GKC-Punjabi University Patiala (South Campus), Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India

Abstract: The study seeks to investigate how the antecedents of work-life balance affect the work-life balance of teachers. For the purposes of the research, a questionnaire was administered to teachers of the University of Delhi, and 425 responses were collected. Structural Equation Modelling was employed to test the effects of independent variables on the work-life balance of teachers and to interpret the differences between permanent and non-permanent teachers, an independent sample t-test was conducted. The analysis revealed that both family-work conflict (p<0.05) and work-family conflict (p<0.05) had a negative influence on the work-life balance of teachers. Work-family enrichment exerted a positive influence on work-life balance (p<0.05), but family-work enrichment did not influence work-life balance (p=0.778). The analysis exhibited that permanent teachers had greater work-life balance, lower family-work conflict and work-family conflict in comparison to non-permanent teachers. The research explores a prominent area that strongly influences academics and warrants the immediate attention of higher authorities.

Keywords: conflict; enrichment; work-life balance; permanent teachers; non-permanent teachers; University of Delhi.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2026.154571

International Journal of Management in Education, 2026 Vol.20 No.4, pp.391 - 406

Received: 21 Dec 2024
Accepted: 05 Jul 2025
Published online: 06 Jul 2026 *

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