STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE LEVELS IN THE ROMANIAN YOUNG POPULATION

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between the levels of mindfulness and work-life balance at the Romanian young population. In the process of enhancing our levels of work-life balance, satisfaction or well-being, mindfulness plays an essential role, proved by its practice and its applications. The quality of our professional life is a significant contributor to our quality of life as a STUDII EMPIRICE Revista de Pedagogie Journal of Pedagogy, 2019 (1), 7 – 19 https://doi.org/10.26755/RevPed/2019.1/7 * Professor PhD., University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania. ** Associate Professor, PhD., University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania. *** Lecturer, PhD., University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania. ****Lecturer, PhD., University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania. whole. When society provides a qualitative professional life to its citizens, it also proves itself worthy of attracting and retaining employees. Mindfulness is not an independent concept, but one which positively influences multiple areas or dimensions of an individual’s life. These dimensions include: perspective, connection, choice, and self-knowledge. The subjects of this study were 60 young people, aged between 20-35. All of them were either students or graduates of higher education institutions. The methods used for this study were two questionnaires: the first one was a questionnaire for identifying the level of mindfulness, based on four dimensions – observe, describe, act with awareness and accept without judgement – and the second one – a scale for measuring the level of work-life balance. The results were processed in SPSS Statistics using the T-test for independent samples and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results showed a strong relationship between the levels of mindfulness and work-life balance of the Romanian young population.