Work-Family Conflict, Job Satisfaction and General Well-Being of Working Women
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Date
2015
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MPUAT, Udaipur
Abstract
The present study was undertaken with the objective to find the interrelationship
between work-family conflict, job satisfaction and general well-being of
working women. The sample consisted of purposively selected 120 professionally
employed women working full time (6-8 hours) in government and government aided
organizations. Sample consisted working women living in nuclear families with full
time employed spouse in professional jobs, having eldest child in the age group of 2-6
years and residing within the municipal limits of Udaipur city.
For data collection background information proforma and three standardized
tools viz. Work-family Conflict Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale and PGI General Wellbeing
Scale were used.
The major findings of the study were:
1. Majority of the professionally employed women (60%) had average level of
work-family conflict indicating that they felt strain due to competing demands
from work and family. The percentage of respondents in high category of
work-family conflict was 31.7 per cent and in low category was 8.3 per cent.
2. Majority of the professionally employed women (53.3%) were moderately
satisfied with their job and 20 per cent respondents had high job satisfaction
which means that majority of respondents have positive attitude toward their
job.
3. The percentage of professionally employed women, who had average level of
general well-being, was 45.8% and in high category was 29.2 per cent
showing subjective feeling of contentment, happiness and satisfaction with
their life's experience. The percentage of respondents in low category of
general well-being was 25.0 per cent.
4. Significant negative relationship was found between work-family conflict and
job satisfaction of professionally employed women.
5. Significant negative relationship was found between work-family conflict and
general well-being of the professionally employed women.
6. A significant positive relationship was established between job satisfaction
and general well-being in professionally employed women.
7. Work-family conflict, job satisfaction and general well-being of professionally
employed women were found to be interdependent and inter-related with each
other.
Hence, it is concluded that professionally employed women felt work-family
conflict inspite of their high job satisfaction and general well-being which indicate
that there is dire need to minimize their work-family conflict through various efforts
so that they can achieve balance between work and family life.
The study has its implication for educators, counsellors, social workers,
scholars of human development, dual-career couples and agencies working for
employed women
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Work-Family Conflict, Job Satisfaction and General Well-Being of Working Women
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Dewra and Ahlawat, 2015