Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1113
The Relationship between Work-Family Conflict and Work Life Quality of Air Transportation Sector Employees
Abstract
Aim: It is aimed to evaluate and determine how much work-family conflict affects the quality of work life of air transport sector employees in Istanbul.
Method: The study population of the research consists of those who work in the air transportation sector in Istanbul. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consists of a total of 292 air transport sector employees, 184 women (63%) and 108 men (37%), determined by random sampling. Work Life Quality scale and Work-Family conflict scale were used in the study. Correlation analysis was used to analyze the data. The research was analyzed and interpreted in the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program, which was obtained using face-to-face questionnaire method.
Results: 63% of the participants in the study are women and 37% are men. The rate of those who are married is 58.9% and the rate of singles is 41.1%. The average age of the sample is 34.4. Correlation analysis was performed between work-family conflict and work life quality, and the relationship between them was found to be significant (p <0.05).
Result: According to the results of the analysis, it was concluded that role conflict of individuals in the fields of work and family is inevitable and that conflict negatively affects individuals' job and life satisfaction. As the job satisfaction increases, the quality of life of the people increases and makes positive contributions to the health, psychological conditions and social environment of the people.
Keywords
Work family conflict, work life quality, air transportation sector employees