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Volume 02, Issue 05

Published on: May 2026

IMPACT OF WORK–FAMILY SPILLOVER ON QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AMONG NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN KERALA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Dr. Prajisha Kayalatt

Prof. Santhosh Areekkuzhiyil

P.G. Dept. of Commerce

Sree Krishna College Guruvayur

Thrissur District Kerala
DOI:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.625

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The healthcare sector is increasingly characterized by workforce shortages, emotional exhaustion, intensified patient expectations, and rapidly changing clinical environments, all of which significantly influence the professional and personal lives of nursing professionals. In Kerala, nurses constitute the backbone of healthcare delivery in both public and private healthcare institutions. However, long working hours, rotating shifts, emotional labour, inadequate staffing, and competing family responsibilities frequently generate work–family spillover that adversely affects their quality of work life (QWL). The present study examines the impact of work–family spillover on the quality of work life of nursing professionals in Kerala using reliability analysis and multiple regression analysis. Primary data were collected from 320 nursing professionals working in government and private hospitals across Kerala through a structured questionnaire. The study employed Cronbach’s Alpha to assess internal consistency and regression analysis to evaluate the relationship between work–family spillover dimensions and QWL.

The findings reveal that negative work-to-family spillover significantly reduces the quality of work life, whereas family support and organizational support positively influence nurses’ workplace well-being. The study further demonstrates that supportive organizational culture, flexible scheduling, counselling services, and participative management practices can substantially improve nurses’ professional satisfaction and psychological resilience. The study contributes to the growing literature on work–family dynamics within healthcare systems and offers policy implications for hospital administrators and healthcare policymakers.

Keywords: Work–family spillover, Quality of work life, Nursing professionals, Organizational support, Kerala healthcare sector, Work–life balance.

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Kayalatt, P. (2026). Impact of Work–Family Spillover on Quality of Work Life among Nursing Professionals in Kerala: An Empirical Analysis. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.625

Kayalatt, Prajisha. "Impact of Work–Family Spillover on Quality of Work Life among Nursing Professionals in Kerala: An Empirical Analysis." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.625.

Kayalatt, Prajisha. "Impact of Work–Family Spillover on Quality of Work Life among Nursing Professionals in Kerala: An Empirical Analysis." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.625.

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