Psychometric Analysis of the Work/Life Balance Self-Assessment Scale.
OBJECTIVE
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).


CONCLUSIONS
The Work/Life Balance Self-Assessment scale appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to examine work-life balance among nurse faculty.
Villanova University College of Nursing, Pennsylvania, USA.
Suzanne C
SC
Smeltzer
Mary Ann
MA
Cantrell
Nancy C
NC
Sharts-Hopko
Mary Ann
MA
Heverly
Amanda
A
Jenkinson
Serah
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Nthenge
D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload