Exploring How Job Satisfaction Mediates the Relationships between Work-Life Balance, Job Burnout and Quiet Quitting among Gen Z Administrative Workers

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10.2991/978-94-6239-811-5_34How to use a DOI?

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Conceptual Analysis; Generation Z; Job Burnout; Job Satisfaction; Work-Life Balance; Quiet Quitting

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the conceptual model of the mediating between work-life balance, job burnout, and quiet quitting in administrative workers of the Gen Z generation in Yogyakarta. The conservation of resources (COR) theory was used in this study. The methodology has been done by following in the following: A structured conceptual framework wherein literature from previous studies in various areas studied and used in the development of conceptual model and then analyzed. The analysis results show that work-life balance and job burnout can indeed directly affect quiet quitting; however, the empirical inconsistencies indicate that there are a number of unaccounted variables that mediate the relationship between the variables. The object is to complement the previous studies in the absence of job satisfaction factor. This research is original because it has not been studied in this context before and focuses on the role of job satisfaction as a mediator in quiet quitting in the present. The results of this study have implications for in the workplace job practices and the development of a more effective HRM strategy that could help increase job satisfaction, control resources, and, consequently, minimize quiet quitting among young administrative workers.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Aditiya Drahma Wiji Sidhartha
AU  - Chandra Kirana
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/29
TI  - Exploring How Job Satisfaction Mediates the Relationships between Work-Life Balance, Job Burnout and Quiet Quitting among Gen Z Administrative Workers
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Economic, and Social Sustainability (ICOBES 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 426
EP  - 440
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-811-5_34
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-811-5_34
ID  - Sidhartha2026
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