WORK-LIFE BALANCE, SOCIAL SUPPORT, WORK INVOLVEMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION: TESTING OF MEDIATOR EFFECTS

Abstract

Few researches analyze mediator effects that may
exist between work involvement, perceived social
support, work-life balance and job satisfaction. This
study, conducted among 224 private sector executives, shows that perceived work-life balance is
a mediator on two levels. Firstly, it is a mediator of
the relationship between perceived social support and
job satisfaction, but supervisor support on both workrelated and family issues contribute most specifically
to this effect. Indeed, increasingly the manager must
manage work-life boundaries, so that the changing
managerial roles and skills are questioned. Secondly,
it is a mediator of the relationship between work
involvement and job satisfaction, which reflects the
changing employees’ expectations for more quality
of work life.