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1. Reliabled evidenced fromd variedd sources
Ind recentd times,d severald studiesd haved beend conductedd tod explored thed conceptd ofd work-lifed
balance.d Work-lifed balanced isd consideredd tod bed imperatived ford eachd andd everyd person.d Itd isd ad
centrald issued thatd hasd beend affectingd thed well-being,d personald asd welld asd professionald livesd ofd
individualsd ind contemporaryd timesd (Gautamd &d Jain,d 2018).d Thed highd demandsd ofd workd overd thed
pastd yearsd haved takend ad tolld ond thed overalld qualityd ofd lifed ofd individualsd (Mensahd &d Adjei,d 2020).d
Accordingd tod ad surveyd byd thed Worldd Healthd Organizationd (WHO),d workingd ford excessivelyd longd
hoursd cand leadd tod thed deathd ofd hundredsd andd thousandsd ofd individualsd ond and annuald basisd (Kelly,d
2021).d
2. Sociald ord globald issued relatingd tod wellness
Thed globald issued relatingd tod wellnessd thatd hasd beend identifiedd revolvesd aroundd work-lifed
balance.d Thed issued hasd existedd ford ad longd timed asd peopled leadd ad personald lifed asd welld asd ad
professionald life.d However,d thed severityd ofd thed issued hasd magnifiedd ind thed contemporaryd erad owingd
tod thed highd competitiond andd uncertaintyd ind thed professionald setting.d Ind thed globalizedd era,d whend
peopled faced toughd competitiond atd diversed levels,d itd leadsd tod changesd ind theird prioritiesd ind lifed whichd
couldd ultimatelyd impactd theird wellnessd andd qualityd ofd life.d Thed lackd ofd work-lifed balanced cand taked
ad tolld ond and individuald sinced itd cand leadd tod depression,d anxiety,d self-confidenced issues,d etc.d Itd cand
alsod adverselyd affectd thed physicald healthd ofd ad persond byd causingd exhaustiond andd burnoutd
(Gragnanod etd al.,d 2020,d p.d 4).d
3. Populationd significantd tod thed chosend topic
Thed specificd populationd groupd thatd isd vitald tod thed wellnessd topicd relatingd tod work-lifed
balanced involvesd workingd professionals.d Asd thesed individualsd haved tod focusd ond theird personald lifed
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alongd withd theird professionald life,d theyd faced highd riskd whend itd comesd tod thed issued ofd work-lifed
balance.d Thed inabilityd tod striked ad balanced betweend thesed twod dimensionsd cand negativelyd affectd
one’sd psychologicald andd physicald health.d Kesrid hasd pointedd outd thatd thed poord work-lifed balanced ofd
employeesd cand leadd tod stressd andd hamperd theird wellnessd (Gragnanod etd al.,d 2020).d
4. Impactd ofd thed societyd ond thed chosend issued
Thed largerd globald societyd hasd ad significantd impactd ond thed work-lifed balanced issue.d Ind thed
globalizedd erad whered boundariesd betweend nationsd ared graduallyd vanishing,d peopled faced immensed
competitiond ind thed professionald setting.d Tod thrived andd sustaind ind thed competitived times,d theyd ared
forcedd tod gived highd priorityd tod theird workd overd theird family.d Ind thed longd run,d suchd ad choiced cand
haved and impactd ond theird personald lifed andd theird individuald well-being.d Thed highd uncertaintyd andd
competitiond thatd peopled faced ind societyd furtherd pushesd themd tod prioritized theird workd sod thatd theyd
cand maintaind ad positiond ind thed sociald setting.d Thed lackd ofd necessaryd sociald supportd cand increased thed
gapd betweend thed personald andd professionald dimensionsd (Oludayod &d Omonijo,d 2020).d d d
5. Generald educationd interdisciplinaryd lensd ford analyzingd thed topic
Thed specificd interdisciplinaryd lensd thatd hasd beend chosend ford analyzingd thed work-lifed
balanced topicd isd thed historyd lens.d Thisd specificd lensd hasd beend chosend asd itd cand helpd ind capturingd thed
evolutiond ofd thed wellnessd concept.d Thed complexityd thatd peopled ind contemporaryd timesd haved beend
facingd dued tod thed lackd ofd work-lifed balanced cand bed clearlyd articulatedd byd examined thed issued
throughd thed lens.d
6. Thesisd statementd
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Thed thesisd statementd thatd hasd beend framedd ford thed wellnessd topicd isd ‘Thed lackd ofd properd
work-lifed balanced cand adverselyd affectd thed qualityd ofd lifed ofd workingd professionalsd ind
contemporaryd timesd byd resultingd ind physicald andd psychologicald complications.’d
References
Gautam,d I.,d &d Jain,d S.d (2018).d Ad studyd ofd work-lifed balance:d challengesd andd solutions.d
Internationald Journald ofd Researchd ind Engineering,d ITd andd Sociald Sciences,d 198-216.
Gragnano,d A.,d Simbula,d S.,d &d Miglioretti,d M.d (2020).d Work–lifed balance:d weighingd thed
importanced ofd work–familyd andd work–healthd balance.d Internationald journald ofd
environmentald researchd andd publicd health,d 17(3),d 907.
Kelly,d J.d (2021,d Mayd 18).d Worldd Healthd Organizationd Surveyd showsd workingd longd hoursd ledd tod thed
deathd ofd 745,000d people.d Forbes.d Retrievedd Julyd 6,d 2022,d fromd
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Mensah,d A.,d &d Adjei,d N.d K.d (2020).d Work-lifed balanced andd self-reportedd healthd amongd workingd
adultsd ind Europe:d ad genderd andd welfared stated regimed comparatived analysis.d BMCd Publicd
Health,d 20(1),d 1-14.
Oludayo,d A.d O.,d &d Omonijo,d D.d O.d (2020).d Work-lifed Balance:d Relevanced ofd sociald support.d
Academyd ofd Strategicd Managementd Journal,d 9(3),d 1-10.
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