title: A model of work-family conflict and well-being among Malaysian working women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Work and family are the two most important domains in a person's life. Lack of balance between work and family can lead to adverse consequences such as psychological distress; however, the effect of work-family conflict on psychological distress might be mediated by job and family dissatisfaction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examines a model of the four dimensions of work-family conflict and their consequences on psychological distress. In particular, we test whether job and family satisfaction mediate the effect of the four dimensions of work-family conflict on psychological distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted among 567 Malaysian women who are working in the public services.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Structural Equation Modeling confirmed the mediating role of family satisfaction in the effect of strain-based work interference into family and time-based family interference into work on psychological distress. In addition, our results revealed a significant path that links job to family satisfaction. Moreover, time-based work interference into family and strain-based family interference into work significantly and negatively affect job satisfaction, which in turn influence family satisfaction and eventually affect psychological distress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of our study show that organizations need to develop and adapt family friendly policies to mitigate level of employees' work-family conflict.
authors.forename: Sanaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aazami
authors.forename: Syaqirah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akmal
authors.forename: Khadijah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shamsuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008296:Malaysia; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D000072358:Work-Life Balance; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Job satisfaction; family satisfaction; psychological distress; structured equation modeling