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Enhancing worklife balance: Social support, resilience, and job satisfaction among Indian gazetted police officers

Title
Enhancing worklife balance: Social support, resilience, and job satisfaction among Indian gazetted police officers
Creator
Sandhya, D.S.; Annamalai, Sumathi
Description
Police officers grapple with the challenge of balancing their professional obligations and personal lives. They endure 10- to 12-hour shifts and make split-second decisions that can have life-altering consequences for themselves and others. This job adds complexity, requiring them to manage time and effort. This study examines the mediating role of job satisfaction and resilience in the relationship between social support and the worklife balance of gazetted police officers. The proportional quota sampling method was used to collect data from 242 respondents across different ranks (senior, middle, and junior) in the state of Karnataka. Structural equation modeling analysis was done on the collected data using SPSS Amos. This study demonstrates that social support significantly enhances both job satisfaction and resilience, which, in turn, contribute to better worklife balance. The findings highlight the mediating roles of resilience and job satisfaction, reinforcing the idea that a strong support system fosters personal and professional well-being. To reduce workload and improve worklife balance, organizations can increase recruitment in line with UN recommendations and establish peer support programs, mindfulness-based interventions, and cognitive behavioral programs through police training academies. 2025 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Source
Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health;Volume;40;Issue;4;pp.1031-1068
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Routledge
Subject
job satisfaction; resilience and gazetted police officers; social support; Worklife balance
Coverage
Sandhya D.S., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India, School of Business, RV University, Bengaluru, India; Annamalai S., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISSN: 15555240;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Sandhya, D.S.; Annamalai, Sumathi, “Enhancing worklife balance: Social support, resilience, and job satisfaction among Indian gazetted police officers,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/22739.

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