Impacts of work-family role conflict on job and life satisfaction: a comparative study among doctors, engineers and university teachers

Abstract

Purpose This study was designed to investigate the impacts of work-family role conflict on job and life satisfaction among three major professionals: doctors, engineers and university teachers. Data were collected through a face to face survey on 60 doctors, 60 engineers and 60 university teachers of different public and private institutes of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Conducted data analysis were statistical analysis of questionnaires (mean, SD, max, min), descriptive analysis (%), t -test, analysis of variance test, correlation analysis and regression analysis. Findings The results demonstrate that the university teachers had experienced more work-family conflict (WFC) on job satisfaction and family-work conflict (FWC) on job and life satisfaction than doctors and engineers; however, engineers experienced more WFC in the case of life satisfaction. The study also implied that control variables such as gender identification, reported number of children, marital status, education level and adhered religion had significant impact ( p < 0.05) on WFC, FWC, job satisfaction and life satisfaction. Originality/value This study will provide insight into the effects of spouse, supervisor and number of children on both job and life satisfaction.