Does Work-Life Balance Predict the Nurses’ Organizational Commitment?

Abstract

Nurses play a significant role among all health workers in the hospital because they directly interact with patients; thus, their organizational commitment is essential for ensuring their professionality in delivering service. This study aimed to examine the contribution of work-life balance of nurses' organizational commitment at Makassar Hospital. A total of 116 nurses at Makassar Hospital filled out two scales, Work-Life Balance Scales and Organizational Commitment Scale. The data were analyzed using simple linear regression. This result showed that work-life balanced predict the organizational commitment of the nurses. The higher the work-life balance, the higher the organizational commitment. This study implies the importance of understanding and increasing work-life balance as a part of well-being to improve organizational commitment and work performance.