Investigating the Mediating Role of Marital Conflict About Work-family Conflict and Women’s Job Burnout Working in Tehran Hospitals

Aim: the present paper aims at investigating the mediating role of marital conflict about work-family conflict and working women’s job burnout.Method: this research is a descriptive-correlation study. The sample includes ۲۰۰ women working in Tehran hospitals in ۱۴۰۰, who were chosen through convenient sampling method. In order to collect data, a questionnaire about work-family conflict, job burnout, and marital conflict was used. Moreover, in order to analyze the data, Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used and AMOS-۲۴ and SPSS-۲۵ were used for path analysis.Results: results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between marital conflict and job burnout (β=۰.۳۹۱, P˂۰.۰۰۱). Work-family conflict also has a significant positive relationship with marital conflict (β=۰.۲۲۱, P˂۰.۰۰۱). According to regression and path analysis, work-family conflict cannot prognosticate job burnout on its own and can express job burnout changes through marital conflict (β=۰.۰۸۶, P˂۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: due to their traumatic workplace, working women fall under the influence of work stress, which shall lead to job burnout if marital conflict heightens.

Keywords:

Work-Family Conflict , marital conflict , job burnout , Working women