Navigating workaholism, life balance, and quality of life among academic nurse educators: exploring the role of resilience

Abstract Background: Academic nurse educators play a vital role in shaping the future nursing workforce. However, the high demands of their profession often contribute to workaholism—an uncontrollable compulsion to work excessively—which disrupts work-life balance and negatively impacts professional quality of life and well-being. Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationships among workaholism, resilience, life balance, and professional quality of life among academic nurse educators. Additionally, it explored whether resilience mediates the effects of workaholism on quality of life. Methods: