Seyed Esmaeil Hashemi; Seyed Mohammad Javad Mousavinia; Atousa GHASEMINEZHADDEHKORDI
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This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the 18-item work-family conflict scale developed by Carlson, et al (2000) as an existing most comprehensive scale and the 6-item work-family conflict scale developed by Matthews et al. (2010) as a short scale with few items. For this purpose, ...
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This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the 18-item work-family conflict scale developed by Carlson, et al (2000) as an existing most comprehensive scale and the 6-item work-family conflict scale developed by Matthews et al. (2010) as a short scale with few items. For this purpose, 350 employees of the North Drilling Company of Ahvaz Branch participated in the research and completed the research questionnaires. Examination of the internal consistency of the questionnaire questions by Cronbach's alpha method and the correlation of each question with the total test score showed that these two scales have acceptable reliability. To evaluate the validity of the scales, two methods were used: First, the confirmatory factor analysis, as expected, showed that the three-factor models for the work-family and family-work conflict scale Carlson et al. (2000), as well as the two-factor model for the work-family and family-work conflict scale Matthews et al. (2010), fit well with the data. Second, the results of the empirical validity study showed that both work-family conflict scales have a positive relationship with the depression scale and a negative relationship with the satisfaction with life and subjective happiness scales. Overall, the research findings showed that both scales of work-family conflict, similar to the previous research, have acceptable validity and reliability. As a result, it can be used to measure this structure in Iranian employees.
Hajar Barati; Arezoo Bagheri Kian
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Marital satisfaction plays an important role in the couple's life expectancy. It has been found that this construct is related to the occupational and personality characteristics of the couples. Accordingly, in this study, the mediating role of work-family conflict in the relationship between proactive ...
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Marital satisfaction plays an important role in the couple's life expectancy. It has been found that this construct is related to the occupational and personality characteristics of the couples. Accordingly, in this study, the mediating role of work-family conflict in the relationship between proactive personality and marital satisfaction has been assessed. The sample consisted of 142 married men and women working in an organization in Isfahan who were selected by simple random sampling and responded to research measures including the Proactive Personality Scale (PPS), the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (ENRICH), and the Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFCS). SPSS software and correlation coefficient and mediation analysis with the Bootstrap method was used for data analysis. The result showed a positive relationship between proactive personality and marital satisfaction. Also, there were negative relationships between proactive personality and work-family conflict and between marital satisfaction and work-family conflict. The mediating role of work-family conflict was also confirmed. Based on the results, organizations can use employees and applicants with proactive personality in occupations that, due to their special nature, may create work-family conflict. Organizational staff can also teach conflict management techniques to employees with proactive personalities by conducting training courses, thereby reducing work-family conflict, and improve marital satisfaction.
