Mindfulness, occupational stress and work-life balance: A correlational study among university faculty of district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

The present investigation aims to assess the levels of mindfulness, work-life balance, and occupational stress among respondents in the educational sector and to examine the interrelationship among these variables. Total sample of 200 respondents from CSKHPKV and CUHP in the age group of 30-50 years were selected randomly. A stratified sampling method was used to select the sample. Out of 200 employees 100 were taken from CSKHPKV and 100 were from CUHP. Out of 200 employees, 100 were male and 100 were female employees from both universities. Self-structured questionnaire was developed to analyze the level of mindfulness and work-life balance among respondents. The occupational stress index prepared by Dr. A.K Srivastava and Dr. A.P. Singh (1981) was used to measure the occupational stress among employees. The results indicate that majority of the respondents (41%) have high level of mindfulness from both universities. In case of work-life balance majority of respondents (34%) of both universities fall in average category. Female respondents of the both institutes have low work-life balance because they experience dual tasks and responsibilities. In case of occupational stress majority of the respondents (39.5%) fall in moderate category. Female respondents experienced high level of occupational stress as compared to their male counterparts. Extremely significant correlation was found among all three dependent variables. A positive correlation was observed between mindfulness and work-life balance. Whereas, mindfulness was observed to be negatively correlated with occupational stress. A negative correlation was found among work-life balance and occupational stress in respondents of both universities.