EXPLORING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONG SHIFT AND NON-SHIFT EMPLOYED WOMEN IN REMO, NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

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Published: Aug 12, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v5i2.3689
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Work-life balance Shift employees Non-shift employees Women

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Ngozi Caroline Uwannah
Anelechi Onyemeze Uwannah
Constance Ndidi Onyekachi

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The phenomenon of work–life balance has garnered increasing attention among scholars and practitioners in Nigeria over recent years. This paper explored work-life balance among shift and non-shift married female employees in Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.A sample of 75 married female employees aged 21 – 60 years was selected through the stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. Research instruments used were the Work-Life Balance Scale (WLBS) and a semi-structured interview schedule. Three null hypotheses formulated were tested using independent samples t-testsat .05 significance level. Qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. Findings revealed significant difference in the level of work interference with personal life between employed women in shift and non-shift work (t = 10.845, p < .0005), with shift workers (mean = 28.7, SD = 11.67) having a higher level of work interference with personal life than non-shift workers (mean = 20.3, SD = 9.70), significant difference in the level of personal life interference with work between shift and non-shift workers, with shift workers (mean = 11.5, SD = 6.41) having a higher level of personal life interference with work than non-shift workers (mean = 7.3, SD = 4.93), but no significant difference in the level of work-personal life enhancement between employed women in shift and non-shift work (t = 1.160, p > .05). It is subsequently recommended, among others, that organizations should adopt more flexible scheduling/shift arrangements for female workers.

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Ngozi Caroline Uwannah, Anelechi Onyemeze Uwannah, & Constance Ndidi Onyekachi. (2022). EXPLORING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONG SHIFT AND NON-SHIFT EMPLOYED WOMEN IN REMO, NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 5(2), 692–699. https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v5i2.3689
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Ngozi Caroline Uwannah

PhD, Department of Education, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Nigeria

Anelechi Onyemeze Uwannah

Department of Business Administration, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Nigeria

Constance Ndidi Onyekachi

Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya

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