The Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Effect of Resilience among Millennial Employees

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between work–life balance and job satisfaction and to analyze the moderating role of resilience among millennial employees. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was adopted, and primary data were collected from 240 millennial employees working in public and private sector organizations using a structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale. Simple random sampling was applied to ensure equal participation opportunity. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and chi-square analyses were performed to test the research objectives. The findings showed that there is a strong positive significant relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction (r =.62, p < 0.01). The regression analysis showed that resilience played a tremendous positive role in influencing job satisfaction (b = .58, p < 0.001), with 34% of the variance (R2 =.34) being explained. In addition, the chi-square test established that the relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction was significantly moderate by resilience (kh2 = 26.95, p < 0.01), with significant associations between work-life balance and job satisfaction being stronger among highly resilient employees. The results indicated that millennial employees with greater resilience experienced more job satisfaction because they had better work-life balance. The paper emphasized organizational measures and policies that support flexible work arrangements and resilience-enhancing programs to improve the well-being and satisfaction of employees.