Family Support, Self-Efficacy, and Work–Life Balance in Working Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children in the Digital Era

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between family support and work-life balance among working mothers with children in the golden age in the digital era, with self-efficacy as a mediating variable. The study uses a quantitative approach with a correlational design and involves 268 working mothers with children aged 0–6 years. The instruments used include scales for family support, self-efficacy, and WLB, which have been validated and tested for reliability. Data analysis was conducted using path analysis in JASP software. The results show that family support is directly related to WLB (p < 0.001), but not related to self-efficacy (p = 0.168). On the other hand, self-efficacy had a significant relationship with WLB (p = 0.033), but did not mediate the relationship between family support and WLB. These findings confirm that family support is the primary predictor of achieving WLB among working mothers in the digital age, while the role of self-efficacy as a mediator was not statistically proven