Title: Mediation effect of work-life balance between big five personality traits and eudaimonic well-being among Indian business school teachers

Authors: Pooja Soni; Kanupriya Misra Bakhru

Addresses: Jaypee Business School, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector-62, Noida-201309, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector-62, Noida-201309, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: Much research has been done on understanding the concept of eudaimonia but it lacks in identifying correlates and predictors that have a significant impact on eudaimonic well-being. The aim of the study is to examine whether work-life balance mediates the relationship between big five personality traits and eudaimonic well-being of Indian business school teachers. The result indicates a full mediation effect of work-life balance between big five personality traits and eudaimonic well-being. It implies when business school teachers possess a positive personality they may perceive better work-life balance, which in turn may lead to a higher eudaimonic aspect of well-being. This work makes an original contribution to the limited research towards identifying significant factors effecting eudaimonic well-being. Work-life balance as a mediator to the relationship between big five personality traits and eudaimonic well-being has not been explored earlier and thus adds to the body of knowledge. The outcome of this study can be used for dispositional job redesign, work-life policies and intervention planning for eudaimonic interface.

Keywords: eudaimonic well-being; work-life balance; big five personality traits; bootstrap; business school teachers.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.132437

European Journal of International Management, 2023 Vol.20 No.4, pp.607 - 631

Received: 22 Jul 2018
Accepted: 03 Jul 2019
Published online: 20 Jul 2023 *

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