FACTORS AFFECTING ON WORK LIFE BALANCE OF UNIVERSITY ACADEMICIANS (WITHIN ONLINE TEACHING PLATFORM)

Abstract

The present study endeavors to examine the factors affecting work life balance of university academicians especially with regards to the online teaching platform. Being an extent that should be explored progressively, work life balance has been observed and analyzed by considering prevailing and dynamic conditions of the world. Primary data of 275 university academicians in Sri Lanka were employed in the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire which was distributed through emails. Multi stage cluster sampling was the used technique to select the academicians for the sample. The analysis was carried out by performing both factor analysis and multiple linear regression analysis while studying 30 causable factors. Factor analysis was done for obtaining a score for the work life balance and multiple linear regression was done for observing the effects. Results of the research indicated that marital status, residence, designation, working experience, engaging in research activities, being a victim of Covid-19 and presence of a helper at home were the factors that showed influential effects on work life balance of the university academicians, within the online teaching platform. As a whole, 53% of the academicians had been unable to maintain a balance in work and life during the online lecturing period. With the findings, the study provides empirical evidence that will assist academicians and university administrators in decision makings with respect to academicians’ work and life.