The Impact of work family conflict on Employee well-being Among Generation Z and Millennials.
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https://doi.org/10.67460/ijik.1.4.2026.44Keywords:
work–family conflict, employee well-being, Generation Z, Millennials, gender,, corporate employees, IndiaAbstract
This study analyzes the relationship between conflict at work and at home (WFC) and well-being of employees (EWB) and looks at the differences between generation and gender for the corporate employees of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), India. The methodology provided was a cross-sectional design with a correlational approach. For paired analysis, 193 participants were identified, as 197 non-empty participants were present in the Excel workbook but a small number of participants (34) had missing or invalid total scores. The total WFC score and EWB score were recorded as WFC and EWB, respectively. The available scores were used to compute descriptive statistics, Welch independent-samples t tests, Pearson correlation, and simple linear regression. WFC was negatively associated with EWB, r = -0.25, p < .001. In the simple regression, WFC significantly predicted lower EWB, b = -0.421, SE = 0.116, R² = 0.065, p < .001. The difference between WFC between Millennials vs. Generation Z was statistically significant, but not the difference between EWB. There was no significant gender difference in the analyzable sample for either WFC or EWB. The findings are in line with the hypothesis that competitive work and family demands relate to poorer employee well-being but do not imply causation due to the cross-sectional nature of the design. Data quality problems such as inconsistent labels, missing demographic data, and an observed EWB total of zero that was deemed invalid are recognized. The results should be treated as an analysis of the provided data set and not be representative of a population.
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