Influence of work-life balance on job satisfaction, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, and turnover intention among bakery shop employees

This study investigates the effects of work-life balance on job satisfaction, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, and turnover intention among bakery employees. The sample was obtained from bakery employees in Busan, South Korea, and a total of 257 valid responses were used for the hypotheses test. The results revealed that among three dimensions of work-life balance, work-growth and -leisure balances positively affected job satisfaction. Moreover, this study found that work-growth had a negative effect on life satisfaction while work-family balance had a positive influence on life satisfaction. The results also revealed that only work-family balance significantly increased subjective well-being, while work-growth balance had a negative effect. Furthermore, job satisfaction was found to significantly lower turnover intention, whereas life satisfaction and subjective well-being did not have a significant effect on turnover intention. Based on these findings, this study offers practical implications, suggesting that enhancing job satisfaction itself is key to reducing employee turnover, and that policies supporting work-growth and work-leisure balance can contribute to improving job satisfaction.