Impact of Mindfulness on Work-Life Balance: A Study of Executive Level Employees in Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Abstract

Mindfulness is a well-studied phenomenon in many studies. Although the direct effect of mindfulness on work-life balance (WLB) is well-documented, previous empirical findings of the relationship have been inconsistent. Thereby, current studies attempt to examine the effect of mindfulness on the work-life balance of executive-level employees in the Central bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). The study was quantitative and a crosssectional survey design was followed. To conduct this research, primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire. A simple random sampling technique was applied to select the sample, and the final sample consists of 100 executive-level employees of the Central bank of Sri Lanka. Data were analyzed using correlation and regression with the aid of SPSS and excel. It was found that mindfulness is significantly impacting work-life balance. Further, there is a significant relationship between mindfulness and work-life balance. So, it is concluded that better mindfulness leads to increase employee work-life balance. Hence, it was recommended that banks should consider the employee's work-life balance and mindfulness to increase the efficiency level of executive-level employees. Cross-validation of the findings of this study to be done in crossindustry or cross organizations comparatively among the bigger sample in subsequent studies is recommended, which will add more insights to the substance of the present study.