The Effect Of Burnout And Work-Life Balance On Quiet Quitting With Job Satisfaction As An Intervening Variable Among Millennial Employees Of PT Cahaya Pengajaran Abadi in Balikpapan City

Sri Kurnia Ambarwati; Imam Nazarudin Latif; Titin Ruliana

doi:10.63922/ijebir.v5i06.6871

Sri Kurnia Ambarwati Master of Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Samarinda, Indonesia
Imam Nazarudin Latif Master of Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Samarinda, Indonesia
Titin Ruliana Master of Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Samarinda, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i06.6871

Keywords: Burnout, Work-Life Balance, Job Satisfaction, Quiet Quitting, Millenials

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effects of burnout and work-life balance on quiet quitting with job satisfaction as an intervening variable among millennial employees of PT Cahaya Pengajaran Abadi in Balikpapan City. The study employed a quantitative approach using primary data collected through a questionnaire from 117 respondents. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS through direct and indirect effect testing. The results show that burnout has a negative and significant effect on job satisfaction (β = -0.587; t = 10.011; p < 0.001), while work-life balance has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction (β = 0.566; t = 11.971; p < 0.001). Burnout has a positive and significant effect on quiet quitting (β = 0.194; t = 2.949; p = 0.003), whereas work-life balance has a negative and significant effect (β = -0.238; t = 3.654; p < 0.001). Job satisfaction negatively and significantly affects quiet quitting (β = -0.584; t = 7.261; p < 0.001). Job satisfaction also partially mediates the effects of burnout and work-life balance on quiet quitting, with indirect effects of 0.342 and -0.330, respectively (p < 0.001). The findings indicate that managing burnout, strengthening work-life balance, and improving job satisfaction are important for reducing quiet quitting among millennial employees.

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