Work-Family Conflict and its Relationship with Emotional Well-Being of Working Women in Police

Abstract

Work-family conflict in Pakistan is one of the leading issues that affect working women’s mental health. This study aimed to identify a relationship between work-family conflict and the emotional well-being of policewomen. The study was carried out using quantitative method with survey design. Working women (4268) in the Punjab police made up the total population of the study. Lahore and Sargodha divisions were selected as clusters, from which a sample of 330 policewomen was drawn. A self-constructed questionnaire was used, which was built on a 5-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated through content and face validity. The tool was pilot tested on 20 policewomen, and reliability was ensured with the help of Cronbach’s ?. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS. The correlation was identified via Pearson’s correlation, which found a significant positive correlation between work-family conflict and emotional well-being (r = .65, p < .05). Married policewomen were more likely to face work-family conflict (M = 39.80, SD = 6.68) than unmarried policewomen (M = 34.51, SD = 7.51). Work-family conflict affected the emotional well-being of married policewomen more (M = 52.75, SD = 10.36) than unmarried policewomen (M = 45.42, SD = 10.01). The overall study concluded that there was a significant relationship between work-family conflict and the emotional well-being of working women in the police force; married policewomen faced greater work-family conflict compared to unmarried policewomen; and work-family conflict affected the emotional well-being of married policewomen more than unmarried policewomen.