An Empirical Study on the Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Work Life Balance of Nurses Employed in Private Sector Hospitals

Abstract

Healthcare sector features a variety of challenges on daily basis as a result of the complex and uncertain environment that prevails in their everyday activities. Overcoming these challenges is essential for employees who wish to strike a healthy balance linking job demands and personal lives. The direction of current study is to examine the impact on employees' emotional intelligence and their ability to maintain a positive work balance in healthcare sector particularly in hospitals. The research was executed at three private hospitals in Visakhapatam, and a total of 284 staff nurses were surveyed utilizing the questionnaire over the course of the study. SPSS 20 was used to do data analysis. The most significant results of the study suggest that staff nurses working in the hospitals that were evaluated have abilities in emotional intelligence, and these hospitals provide initiatives that promote work-life balance. Findings of multiple regression analysis showed respondents' emotional intelligence has a substantial bearing on the degree with which they are able to strike a healthy equilibrium between their professional and personal lives. Through this study it is inferred that more focus should be given to enhance the emotional intelligence of nurses and to widen the purview of offered work life balance initiatives in healthcare sector, particularly in hospitals where employees come in contact with patients.