워라밸(Work-Life-Balance)과 삶의 질(Quality of Life) 영향 관계 분석: 서비스업 종사자를 대상으로

Purpose The main purpose of this study is to investigate service industry employee’ perceptions of Work-Life-Balance (WLB) and the influences of these perceptions on their overall Quality of Life (QOL). The study hypothesizes that employees’ overall Quality of Life is influenced by Work-Life-Balance. Design/methodology/approach The target population for this research consisted of service industry employees. The data was collected using the online-survey method and 449 usable responses were analyzed using AMOS program. Findings The results indicated that psychological environment and family environment positively affected overall quality of life each, and work environment negatively influenced on overall quality of life. Research implications or Originality Despite the importance of Work-Life-Balance (WLB), most of previous studies have investigated WLB from company perspective while limited research has examined employees’ WLB perceptions. The findings of this study enrich knowledge of WLB from employee perspective especially in service industry.