Work-family conflict and burnout among lecturers of public sector colleges

ABSTRACT

The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between work-family conflict and burnout among the lecturers of Govt. Colleges. Work-family Conflict Scale [Carlson, Kacmar, and Williams, 2000] and Maslach Burnout Inventory [Maslach and Jackson, 1986] were administered on the present sample. A purposive sample of lecturers [N = 200] including male [n = 100] and female [n = 100] was selected from different colleges of Faisalabad Division. Age range of the sample was 26-60 years [M = 41.20]. Pearson correlation was applied to study the relationship among study variables. The findings of the study indicate that Work-family conflict has significant positive correlation with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment, and burnout. Time-based conflict, strain-based conflict, and behavior-based conflict exhibited significant positive correlation with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization of' others, reduced personal accomplishment, and overall burnout. Finally, practical implications are discussed