Putting time in perspective: The Interface between Enhancement and Conflict

Individuals’ needs and work conditions have drastically changed within the last decade which altered the perception of a satisfactory work-life balance. The kind of balance that most of us are seeking has to do with time. The way in which time perspective effects work-related attitude remains unexplored. Keeping this in mind the present study aims to explore the relation of five dimensions of Time Perspective with four dimensions of Work Life Balance of employees. It was hypothesized that Future and Past positive time perspectives would be positively correlated, whereas Present hedonistic, Present fatalistic and Past negative would be negatively correlated with Work life balance. Results revealed significant positive correlation of past positive time perspective with work enhance personal life (WEPL) (0.26**) & Personal enhance work life (PEWL) (0.33**), and significant negative correlation with Intrusion of personal in work life (IPWL) (-0.33**) & Intrusion of work in life personal life (IWPL) (-0.26**) domains of work life balance. Present hedonistic (PH) shared significant positive correlation with Intrusion of personal life in work life (IPWL) (0.19**). However, the correlation between Present hedonistic and other domains of work life balance was not found to be significant. Future time perspective correlates positively with Work enhance personal life (WEPL) (0.38**) & Personal enhance work life (PEWL)(0.48**), but correlates negatively with Intrusion of personal life in work life (IPWL) (-0.39**) and Intrusion of work in life personal life (IWPL) (-0.18**). Past negative and present fatalistic share no signification relation with work life balance. From our research findings it can be concluded that time perspective can be a major contributor in enhancing work life balance.