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ERIC Number: ED651745
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 258
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3820-2771-5
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Perceiving Balance: Exploring Work-Life Balance in School Administrators through Resource Drain Theory
Erin Stephen
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Neumann University
This study aimed to identify the relationship among variables, as identified from the literature (stress, emotional exhaustion as a symptom of burnout, job satisfaction, and practices of self-care) that correlate with perceived work-life balance in public school building-level administrators in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Additionally, this research aimed to predict perceived work-life balance by employing multiple regression analysis to assess the impact of the aforementioned predictor variables. The population for this study was all building-level school administrators from Intermediate Units (IU) 22, 23, 24, and 25 whose superintendents granted permission for their school administrators' participation. The AWLBP survey consisted of three demographic questions, twenty-one stress questions from the ASI, nine emotional exhaustion questions from the MBI, four job satisfaction questions from the JSS, twenty-one self-care questions from the NAMI, and five work-life balance questions from Valcour (2007). Ninety-four surveys were included in the final data set, meeting the required 90-participant response rate. Data was analyzed using Pearson's Correlation, Multiple Regression, Independent-Samples T-Tests, and One-Way ANOVA. The first tested hypotheses found significant relationships between all eight compound variables: administrative constraints, role expectation, interpersonal conflict, emotional exhaustion, nature of work, psychological self-care, workplace self-care, and work-life balance. A regression equation exists for the two compound variables, whereas work-life balance is predicted by levels of workplace self-care and administrative constraints. The independent variables, administrative constraints, emotional exhaustion, role expectation, interpersonal conflict, nature of work, workplace, and psychological self-care, accounted for 64% of the variance in the dependent variable, work-life balance. The t-tests showed significant gender differences in work-life balance, administrative constraints, and emotional exhaustion. Female respondents reported lower levels of work-life balance, higher levels of stress related to administrative constraints, and higher levels of emotional exhaustion. Lastly, there were no statistically significant differences among the building levels regarding their work-life balance. The findings from this study indicated avenues of future study connected to work-life balance, administrative constraints, and workplace self-care. Furthermore, it is essential to conduct further analysis to identify the challenges and unique considerations that school districts must address concerning female administrators. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory
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