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Role of Personality Traits in Work-Life Balance and Life Satisfaction

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Eurasian Economic Perspectives

Part of the book series: Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics ((EBES,volume 16/1))

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In this study, we examine the role of personality traits in ensuring work-life balance and life satisfaction. For this purpose, 434 people working in service sector in Kocaeli/Turkey are interviewed through face-to-face. Five-Factor Personality scale is used to measure personality traits, and scales that have international validity and reliability are used to measure work-life balance and life satisfaction. Hayes Process analysis is used to determine whether personality traits have a role in ensuring work-life balance and life satisfaction. According to the results of the analysis, it has been determined that personality has a role in ensuring work-life balance and life satisfaction. When detailed analysis of the sub-dimensions of personality is conducted, it is seen that extroversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and emotional balance have a role in terms of work-life balance and life satisfaction, but no relationship is found in the dimension of agreeableness.

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  1. Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Sevda Köse, Beril Baykal, Seyran Gürsoy Çuhadar & Feyza Turgay

  2. AydınÜniversitesi, İstanbul, Turkey

    Semra Köse

  3. Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

    Irep Kıroglu Bayat

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Köse, S., Baykal, B., Köse, S., Çuhadar, S.G., Turgay, F., Kıroglu Bayat, I. (2021). Role of Personality Traits in Work-Life Balance and Life Satisfaction. In: Bilgin, M.H., Danis, H., Demir, E., Vale, S. (eds) Eurasian Economic Perspectives. Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, vol 16/1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63149-9_18

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