The relationship between personality traits and women’s «work–personal life» balance
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https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU.E/2026.17.3.082Keywords:
personality traits, Big Five, work–personal life balance, work–personal life interactionAbstract
The aim of the article is to examine, from a socio-psychological perspective, the relationship between women’s personality traits and work–personal life balance. The study was conducted among 81 working women. The Big Five Scale was used to assess personality traits, while the Work-Life Balance Scale was used to assess work–personal life balance. Data analysis included an analysis of the relationships between them using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results indicate that neuroticism is associated with higher levels of mutual interference between work and personal life and lower levels of positive interaction, whereas conscientiousness is associated with lower levels of interference and higher levels of mutual enrichment. Agreeableness was found to be associated with personal life interfering with work, while no statistically significant relationships were identified for extraversion and openness to experience. The findings highlight the importance of personality characteristics in understanding the psychological features of the interaction between women’s work and personal life.
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