Factors Influencing Work-life Balance in Female Service Workers.
10.5807/kjohn.2017.26.4.261
- Author:
Mikyeong CHO
1
;
Hyeonkyeong LEE
Author Information
1. Graduate School, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Workers;
Work-life balance;
Resilience;
Stress;
Fatigue
- MeSH:
Emotional Intelligence;
Fatigue;
Female*;
Humans;
Nursing;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Volunteers
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2017;26(4):261-272
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The study aimed to identify factors influencing work-life balance in female service workers. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with an online survey of 234 service workers using volunteer panels. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire from July 16 to 24, 2017. Major variables included work-life balance, resilience, emotional intelligence, job stress, and fatigue. Using the SPSS 24.0 program, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. RESULTS: The mean score of the work-life balance level of female service workers was 2.9±0.85 on a total score of 6. A multiple regression analysis revealed that smoking, resilience, job stress and fatigue were statistically significant factors in the model (p<.001), with an explanatory power of 50.3%. Emotional intelligence was not significantly associated with work-life balance. CONCLUSION: The level of work-life balance was considerably low in female service workers. This study suggests that nursing interventions to enhance work-life balance are required at both the individual and organizational levels.
