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Work-Life Balance Scale

The Work-Life Balance Scale (WLBS) is an 18-item instrument measuring the degree of conflict and enrichment between work and non-work life domains. Developed by Carlson, Kacmar, and Williams in 2000, the WLBS assesses three dimensions of work-family conflict (time-based, strain-based, behavior-based) and their inverse relationship to work-family enrichment.

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  1. Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., & Williams, L. J. (2000). Construction and initial validation of a multidimensional measure of work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 56(3), 249-276. DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1999.1713
  2. Fisher, G. G., Bulger, C. A., & Smith, C. S. (2009). Beyond work and family: A measure of work/non-work interference and enhancement. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 14(4), 441-456. DOI: 10.1037/a0016737

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ScholarGateWork-Life Balance Scale (Work-Life Balance Scale (WLBS)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/organizational-behavior/work-life-balance-scale