Relationship between Family-Work Conflict with Mental Health and Marital Conflicts of Working Women in Tehran

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 5, Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 11, January 0, Pages 113-127   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v6i1.13756

Author

Amene haji karam^*

Islamic Azad University of Abhar

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between family–work conflict with mental health and marital conflicts of working women in Tehran.
Methodology: For this purpose a descriptive research methods of correlation type was selected. 135 married women working in the telecommunications staff in Tehran were selected by random cluster sampling method Meier Work-Family Conflict and Health Questionnaire, GHQ-28 scores and MCQ Sanaei marital conflict and draft questionnaire completed.
Findings: Results showed that relationship and difference between family- work conflicts with mental health is negative and significant (p0/05). In order to increase of staff`s mental health and decrease of marital conflicts, organizations should decrease conflicts between work and life environment of staff and must decrease stressors of work environment.

Keywords

family- Work conflict; Marital conflict; mental health

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