title: Work-life balance of nursing faculty in research- and practice-focused doctoral programs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The growing shortage of nursing faculty and the need for faculty to teach doctoral students to address the shortage call for examination of factors that may contribute to the shortage, including those that are potentially modifiable, including work-life balance.This descriptive study examined work-life balance of a national sample of nursing faculty teaching in research-focused and practice-focused doctoral programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected through an online survey of 554 doctoral program faculty members to identify their perceptions of work-life balance and predictors of work-life balance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Work-life balance scores indicated better work-life balance than expected. Factors associated with good work-life balance included higher academic rank, having tenure, older age, years in education, current faculty position, and no involvement in clinical practice. Current faculty position was the best predictor of work-life balance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although work-life balance was viewed positively by study participants, efforts are needed to strengthen factors related to positive work/life in view of the increasing workload of doctoral faculty as the numbers of doctoral students increase and the number of seasoned faculty decrease with anticipated waves of retirements.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Research, Villanova University College of Nursing, Villanova, PA. Electronic address: suzanne.smeltzer@villanova.edu.
authors.forename: Suzanne C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Nancy C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Sharts-Hopko
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Heverly
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jenkinson
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing.
authors.forename: Serah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nthenge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Clinical doctorate; Doctoral faculty; Practice doctorate; Research doctorate; Work-life balance