Work Family Balance and Optimism as a Predictor of Women Worker' Subjective Well-Being

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the subjective well-being of women worker is predicted by workfamily balance and optimism. The sample of this study consisted of 84 women worker in Indonesia. Data were collected by the Work-Family Balance Scale, Optimism Scale, and the Subjective Well-Being Scale and analyzed through multiple regression analysis. Results showed that women workers’ workfamily balance and optimism predicted their subjective wellbeing and showed a significant relationship and a positive direction. Work-Family balance indicated a relation with Subjective Well-Being and Optimism relation with Subjective Well-Being. Activities performed by development Organization to increase women worker work-family balance and optimism levels were found to be women worker’ subjective well-being. Keywords—subjective well-being, work, family, balance, optimism, woman worker