Mental Health and Work-Life Balance
Keywords:
Mental Health, Social Well being, Work-life BalanceAbstract
This article examines complex relations between mental health and work-life balance, emphasizing their important role in personal welfare and organizational stability. Drawing on the definitions of the World Health Organization and the established work-life balance principles, find out how contemporary work environment affects the environment-high demands, blurred boundaries, and rapid technical integration-psychological health described by technical integration. Discussion works light up mental health issues such as stress, burnout, anxiety and depression, and their harmful effects on productivity, engagement and retention, such as the increasing proliferation of the workplace. By analyzing both organizational and personal responsibilities, the article underlines the requirement of active strategies including Employees Assistance Program, Flexible Working Systems, Leadership Modeling, Border-Setting and Self-Equipment Practices. This argues that it is necessary to promote the supporting environment, increase flexibility, and promote balance to reduce mental health risks and enable permanent professional and personal development. The findings asks for ongoing research and practical interventions to address the complex mutual action between mental health and work-life balance, eventually advocating for healthy workplaces and communities.
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