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An empirical study of social support, stress and life satisfaction among engineering graduates: mediating role of perceived work/study life balance

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  • Khushboo Kumar
  • Rachna Chaturvedi

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Escalating stress, depression and suicidal attempts in universities have led to the increased importance of research into the impact of perceived stress, support, work-life balance and life satisfaction amongst engineering graduates. This study is an initiative to assess the dimensions of work-life balance among university graduates and finding its impact on their overall life satisfaction. Additionally, this study investigates the joint effects of social support and stress on the work-life balance and the likely mediating effect of work-life balance on support-satisfaction relationship using structural equation modelling approach. A self-report questionnaire was administered to collect primary data from 232 final year engineering students. Findings indicate a significant positive relationship between variables like social support, work-life balance and life satisfaction while stress has a negative impact on work-life balance and life satisfaction among students. However, the relationship between social support and life satisfaction is partially mediated by work-life balance of graduates. Limitations of this research and the implications to both work-life balance literature and engineering graduates are discussed in accordance with the findings.

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  • Khushboo Kumar & Rachna Chaturvedi, 2018. "An empirical study of social support, stress and life satisfaction among engineering graduates: mediating role of perceived work/study life balance," International Journal of Happiness and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(1), pages 25-39.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijhdev:v:4:y:2018:i:1:p:25-39
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