Investigating Work-Family Conflict and its Effective Factors: Evidence from Auditors

Abstract

Work - family Conflict is defined as a challenge between the effective play of family and work roles. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between work-family conflict and family-work conflict. Then, the factors affecting such factors as occupational factors, stress, and flexible working patterns are investigated, and finally, they are seeking solutions to minimize it. In order to more accurately measure the relationship, firstly, statistical tests have been performed on all auditors then at low and high levels. For this test, the present study attempted to survey 161 auditors available in Mashhad and Tehran in 1395. The results of the research indicate that there is a significant relationship between the work-family conflict and family-work conflict. Specific factors, stress, flexible working patterns at all levels of the institute have a significant relationship with work-family conflict. However, regarding the flexible working patterns and the specific factors of occupation at the level of top-level institutions of the above-mentioned relationship institution, the relationship is not significant.