TY  - JOUR
T1  - Self-Esteem as a Mediator of the Relationship between Work-Family Balance and
Happiness Among Working Mothers
AU - Afiatin, Tina AU - Akhtar, Hanif 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 8
SP  - 1341
EP  - 1348
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.1341.1348
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.1341.1348
KW  - Happiness
KW  -self-esteem
KW  -
KW  -work-family balance
KW  -working mothers
KW  -relationship
KW  -mediates
AB  - Family and research are very important for most people. They have a huge impact on individual
happiness. The relationship between research family balance and happiness has received considerable
importance in positive psychological research. The aim of this present study was to examine whether
self-esteem mediates the relationship between research family balance and happiness among working mothers.
The subjects of the study were 526 working mothers with children and working husband. The data were
collected using work-family balance, self-esteem and happiness scales. The correlation coefficients indicated
that work-family balance relates to self-esteem and happiness while self-esteem relates to happiness. An
analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) showed that self-esteem partially mediates the relationship
between work-family balance and happiness. This study has implications for working mothers who seek new
way to promote happiness. The limitations of the research are discussed.
ER  -