Exploring Personality, Grit, and Work-Family Interactions: A Comparative Analysis among Working Professionals

Abstract

This study, Exploring Personality, Grit, and Work-Family Interactions: A Comparative Analysis among Working Professionals, examines the relationship between the personality traits and grit, having an impact on work life and family dynamics. This study is aimed to understand how work life balance among Indian working professionals is existing and how well they can handle the stress and be resilient towards it. Personality defined by Allport (1937) which was further studied and explored through HEXACO personality inventory tool to assess individual personality traits and patterns of behaviour that could give rise to individuals response towards workplace and family demands. Grit, defined by (Duckworth et al. 2007) as perseverance and passion for long-term goals comes as an important aspect of success which has a direct influence on professional career and persistent nature of the job and role that one has opted which would again has a reflection on one’s personal resilience. This work-family dynamics understands the conflict and interactions, enlightening the balance one have between work-family dynamics and the roles they are assigned to. This research uses validated tools, including the HEXACO-60, the Grit-S scale, and the work-family scale to be added, to explore how personality traits and grit influence an individual’s ability to manage both professional and personal lives and establish a work-life balance. This study helps us understand how addressing personality, perseverance, and work family balance well were we can work with our hands full and still manage to achieve professional success and establish healthy relationships with ourselves and others around us. interventions addressing personality, perseverance, and work-family balance. (Work-family scale to be added and related content wherever it is required)