The Role Of Work-Family Conflict In General Health Prediction Of Nurses Employed In Public Hospitals Of Urmia

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MSc Student in Clinical Psychology, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Farhangian University, Uremia, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran

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Background and Aims: Nurses are subject to high risk of stress caused by physical and emotional demands of their shifts.This study aimed to determine the ole of work-family conflict in predicting
 The general health of nurses employed in Urmia public hospitals in 2015.
Materials and Methods: The present a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted on nurses working in a selected number of Orumieh public hospitals in 2015. 301 nurses were selected by convenience sampling. Research instruments included : Carlson family-conflict inventory, General Health Questionnaire and Personal Characteristics Form. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistic indexes (regression analysis and comparison of independent means) applying SPSS-20 software.
Results: Six main areas scale work-family conflict (Time-based family to work conflict, Time-based work to family conflict, Strain-based family to work conflict, strain-based work to family conflict, behavior-based work to family conflict and behavior-based family to work conflict) were significantly associated with general health(P<0/01)  . According to step by step regression analysis, work-family conflict could predict 47 percent of nurses’general health variance.
Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, reducing the work-family conflict  can improve the general health indexes such as depression, anxiety among nurses.

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Beyhagh
Volume 21, Issue 4
February 2017
Pages 20-28

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