The Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Organizational Commitment in Employees of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of West Sumatra Province

Hubungan Work-Life Balance dengan Komitmen Organisasi pada Pegawai Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sumatera Barat

Abstract

This research is motivated by the importance of work-life balance in supporting employee organizational commitments in government agencies. This study aims to determine the level of work-life balance, the level of organizational commitment, and the relationship between work-life balance and organizational commitment in employees of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of West Sumatra Province. The research uses a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The research population amounted to 168 employees with a sample of 125 employees determined using proportional random sampling techniques. Data was collected through a Likert scale questionnaire that met the requirements for validity and reliability, then analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment correlations  with the help of IBM SPSS Statistics 26. The results showed that work-life balance was in the category of quite good with a respondent achievement rate of 78.36%, while organizational commitment was in the good category with a respondent achievement rate of 83.8%. The results of the hypothesis test showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between work-life balance and organizational commitment with a correlation coefficient value of r = 0.280 and a significance value of 0.002 (p < 0.05). These findings show that the better the work-life balance that employees have, the higher the organization's commitment. Although the level of relationships is in the low category, work-life balance remains one of the factors that contribute to the increase in employee organizational commitment. Therefore, organizations need to support the creation of  a more optimal work-life balance to strengthen the commitment of employee organizations.