Work Life Balance: A Study of Personality Traits, Time Management, and Technology Factors in Millennials and Generation Z

Work can impact the balance between personal and professional life, especially when someone has to face long working hours and excessive workloads. In addition, increasing demands from work or family roles can also trigger conflicts between the work domain and personal life, which in turn can cause stress and even disrupt daily life stability. This study aims to examine the relationship between the variables Personality Traits, Technology, and Time Management on Work-Life Balance in Generation Z and Millennials, with the goal of gaining an understanding of how to improve life balance and create a healthy and productive work environment. This study was carried out using quantitative methods in the DKI Jakarta area to investigate the relationship between these three variables and the level of Work-Life Balance in both generations. A total of 220 respondents from various industry sectors in Indonesia participated by filling out questionnaires. The results show an R-Square value of 0.648 for the three variables (Personality Traits, Technology, and Time Management). The Technology variable had the most dominant influence with a coefficient of 0.906 (T = 13.411; p = 0.000), while Time Management had a negative influence with a coefficient of -0.143 (T = 2.681; p = 0.007), while Personality Traits had a very small and insignificant effect (T = 0.178; p = 0.859). Bootstrap Multigroup Analysis (MGA) with SmartPLS showed no significant difference between Millennials and Generation Z in the relationship between the variables tested. Work-Life Balance is determined by time management effectiveness and proportional technology use. Appropriate technology use can support work flexibility, but without good time management, it can cause fatigue and reduce an individual's well-being. Keywords: Work Life Balance, Millennials, Gen Z, Personality Traits, Technology, Time Management,