Exploring Work-Family Conflict and Perceived Burden among Female University Teachers

Maryam Shaukat

doi:10.32350/sri.32.03

Maryam Shaukat UMT

Keywords: citizenship behavior,, family-work conflict,, organization perceived burden,, strain-based conflict,, work-family conflict

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This cross-sectional study examines work-family conflict (WFC), family-work conflict (FWC), and perceived burden among female faculty at the University of the Punjab. Using a quantitative survey and simple random sampling from a roster of female teachers across five faculties, 100 respondents completed a questionnaire covering WFC, FWC, burden, and demographics. Items were rated on a five-point frequency scale and, for prevalence estimates, recoded into negation (never/rarely) versus affirmation (occasionally/often/always). Guided by role conflict theory, time, strain, and behavior-based forms of interference were also distinguished and examined. Results show a clear dissymmetry: WFC is present, while FWC is largely absent. Participants reported all three forms of work-family conflict compressed family time, spillover of fatigue and stress, and carryover of work-related behaviors at home, whereas the same forms did not emerge in the family-to-work direction. Despite this unidirectional pattern, perceived burden was high, indicating that family-work conflict alone is sufficient to create a sustained sense of overload and loss of personal time. Demographic patterns and prior scholarship help explain this configuration, with work-side scheduling and task demands appearing to be the primary drivers. The findings highlight the value of institutional remedies that target timing and workload design, such as reducing back-to-back teaching blocks, clustering of assessments, and inflexible meeting times, rather than relying solely on individual coping. The study offers a baseline for evaluating family-responsive policies in public universities.

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