Determinants of Work Family Conflict: Studying Gender Ratio as a Significant Predictor
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https://doi.org/10.22555/pbr.v26i4.1188Keywords:
Work-Family conflict, work-life balance, time Management, gender ratio, social rolesAbstract
The increase in the number of dual-earner couples and multi-workers is resulting in socio-economic changes which ultimately trigger the change in lifestyle of the people. Shortage of time to accomplish family and work-related jobs is reported as a common source of conflict causing stress and resulting in health and family functioning issues. The phenomenon of Work-Family Conflict (WFC) is therefore becoming a prevalent research area for scholars concerned with human resource management. This study has examined appropriate data for studying the mediated and moderated mechanism of the determinants of WFC. Gender Ratios in Family (GRF) and Time Management (TM) have been studied as antecedents of Time-based Work Family Conflict (TWFC). The direct impact of GRF on TWFC, mediation and moderation impact of TM on the relationship between GRF and TWFC has been studied in this research. The population of this study is the employees working in public sector organizations of Pakistan. Cross-sectional research design has been used with a sample size of 150 respondents. The study establishes that GRF has a significant impact on TWFC whereas the mediation and moderation impact of TM on said relationship was not found significant.
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