Explaining the factors related to work-life balance and work-life balance with the mediating role of emotional intelligence and providing a desirable model (case study: nurses working in hospitals of medical sciences universities in Kerman province (
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Saeed Amini Moghaddam
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Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
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Alireza Manzari Tavakoli
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Associate Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
)
Sanjar Salajegheh
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Associate Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
)
Zahra Shokoh
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Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
)
Keywords: emotional intelligence, nurses, work-life balance, perception of work-life balance,
Abstract :
This research was conducted with the aim of explaining the factors related to work-life balance with the perception of work-life balance with the mediating role of emotional intelligence in nurses of hospitals of medical sciences universities in Kerman province. The present research is of mixed type and practical purpose. The method of conducting the research in the qualitative part included interviews and in the quantitative part it included structural equation modeling and the research community included all the nurses of the hospitals of medical sciences universities in Kerman province during the period of the research. The sample of the qualitative sections included 14 people and 400 quantitative ones. The data collection tool included a semi-structured in-depth interview and a researcher-made scale of factors related to work-life balance, a work-life balance perception scale, and a standard emotional intelligence questionnaire. The research data were analyzed in the qualitative part by coding and in the quantitative part by SPSS-26 and AMOS-24 software. The components related to work-life balance, both directly and through emotional intelligence, have a significant relationship with the perception of work-life balance, the factors related to work-life balance at the micro, medium, external and macro levels of the system through emotional intelligence on perception Work-life balance is effective. It is suggested to policy makers and managers to pay attention to external system components and the concepts of flexible work schedule, organizational support, and positive organization to help balance work and life and try to improve it.
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