The Effect Of Optimism and Work Family Balance On Subjective Well Being Of Indonesian Women Leader

Abstract

Subjectivewell-being(SWB)is an important goal for people in almost every nation (Diener,2000).SWBrefers to people's evaluations of their lives--evaluationsthat are both affective and cognitive (Diener, Oishi& Lucas, 2003). Women leader need high SWBto get success life for work and family. The object of this research was to identify the effect of optimism and work family balance on subjective well being of Indonesian women leader. The subjects of study was 154 women leader who live in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. The data was analyzed using structural equation model with the help of statistical program Amos. The result of study showed that optimism and work family balance were significant effect on subjective well-being of Indonesian women leader. Optimism variable shows more high effect than work family balance variable.