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Psychometric Analysis of the Work/Life Balance Self-Assessment Scale
Suzanne C Smeltzer1, Mary Ann Cantrell, Nancy C Sharts-Hopko
1Villanova University College of Nursing, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background And Purpose:
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Work/Life Balance Self-Assessment scale among nurse faculty involved in doctoral education.
Methods:
A national random sample of 554 respondents completed the Work/Life Balance Self-Assessment scale, which addresses 3 factors: work interference with personal life (WIPL), personal life interference with work (PLIW), and work/personal life enhancement (WPLE).
Results:
A principal components analysis with varimax rotation revealed 3 internally consistent aspects of work-life balance, explaining 40.5% of the variance. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for reliability of the scale were .88 for the total scale and for the subscales, .93 (WIPL), .85 (PLIW), and .69 (WPLE).
Conclusion:
The Work/Life Balance Self-Assessment scale appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to examine work-life balance among nurse faculty.
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