Relationship of Work-life Balance and Job Satisfaction among Nurses at A Private Hospital in Southern Malaysia

The relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction remains a critical area of inquiry in organizational research. This study aims to identify the relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction among Malaysian nurses. In order to achieve the objectives of this research, a study was conducted in a private hospital in southern Malaysia with a total of 56 respondents. This study used a quantitative research design, a questionnaire to collect data, and a non-probability sampling technique. To measure the level of work-life balance, a questionnaire of 10 items was conducted, while, for the level of job satisfaction, the Individual Job Satisfaction Questionnaire was used. The data was then analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. The findings revealed a high level of work-life balance and a moderate level of job satisfaction among the respondents. In addition, a weak positive correlation exists between work-life balance and job satisfaction. This study’s limitation, such as the relationship between work-life balance and job satisfaction, urges for a recommendation for future research that it should be interpreted cautiously due to methodological constraints including its cross-sectional design, reliance on self-reported measures, limited sample size (N=56), questionable representativeness, and analytical approach that did not control for potential confounding variables or explore subgroup differences.