Measurement of Work-Family Conflict Levels of 3-4- and 5-Star Hotel Employees in Malatya

Abstract

It is possible to define work-family conflict as a kind of mutual conflict which occurs as a result of the incompatibility of roles between work and family. Work-family conflict is examined in 3 dimensions; time-based, strain-based, and behavior-based work-family conflicts. In this study, it was aimed to measure the level of work-family conflict of 3-4- and 5-star hotel employees in Malatya. It was also aimed to find whether the levels of sub-dimensions of work-family conflict Show a significant difference according to demographic characteristics. The data obtained from the surveys, beside reliability analyses, were subjected to independent sample T-test for groups, with two variables a done factor variance analyses for groups with more than two variables. In addition, Tukey and Bonferroni tests were used for multiple comparison tests for more than two groups. According to the findings, there is a significant difference in work-family conflicts according to participants’ having children, and income levels while there is no significant difference according to their gender, working status of spouses and duration of study.