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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Bakracheva, Margarita; * | Sofronieva, Ekaterina | Tsenov, Martin
Affiliations: Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Margarita Bakracheva, Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria. Tel.: +359 888865240; E-mail: [email protected]. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2939-3288.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Apart from being a topic of key interest during the last decades for its individual and organizational effectiveness, work-life balance also has specific implications during the period of imposed remote work. OBJECTIVE: The article outlines some of the antecedents of university teachers’ work-life balance. They were the only professionals teleworking during the whole period of imposed restriction and furthermore, university teachers are a group of professionals without any prior home office or remote work experience. METHODS: The cross-sectional study comprises randomized convenient sample of 708 university teachers who were administered an online instrument, measuring the constructs of work-life balance, perceived stress, burnout, job satisfaction, general health, general fears and anxiety, and satisfaction with personal relations. RESULTS: The results reveal that perceived stress, burnout, job satisfaction, physical and mental health, psychosomatic problems and quality of relations are antecedents of participants’ work-life balance. CONCLUSIONS: University teachers have adapted to the new working mode and succeeded in maintaining moderate levels of work-life balance and burnout. However, our findings outline the need of a robust comprehensive framework, accounting for the multiple and multi-level predictors of work-life balance. Future research and HR perspectives have been outlined.
Keywords: Work-life balance, burnout, perceived stress, telework, COVID-19, job satisfaction, university teachers
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-230089
Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-13, 2023
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