PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING WORK – FAMILY BALANCE OF WORKING MOTHERS

Work-family balance is subjective feeling when someone feels the same degree of involvement and role satisfaction in work and family domain, with minimal conflict, because of self-ability to set priorities. Work-family balance will be beneficial for psychological well-being of working mothers, family, as well as organization. However, it is necessary to figure out what factors that influence work-family balance of working mothers. This study aims to test psychosocial factors influencing work-family balance empirically, covering work autonomy, husband support, gender role orientation, and role commitment. These four variables are positioned as independent variables while work-family balance is positioned as dependent variable. Subjects of this study are 312 working mothers in Semarang, the Capital city of Central Java. Sample was collected using multistage cluster random sampling. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling that was applied to test the influence of independent variables towards dependent variable. The result of this study shows that 1). Work autonomy does not influence work-family balance (p=0.072; CR=1.798); 2). Husband support significantly influences work-family balance (p=0.021; CR=2.308) with estimated value of 0.209; 3). Gender role orientation does not influence work-family balance. (p=0.676; CR=0.418); 4). Role commitment significantly influences work-family balance (p=0.000; CR=3.474) with estimated value of 0.348.