Influence of Job Burnout and Work-Family Conflict on Marital Satisfaction among Married Nurses in Benin City, South Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the influence of job burnout and work-family conflict on marital satisfaction among married nurses in Nigeria. The research was conducted on a convenience sample comprising of 181 (173 female and 8 male) married nurses (= 35.39, SD = 8.65) at a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. Respondents completed a questionnaire consisting of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Work-Family Conflict scale. Three hypotheses were tested in the study. Percentages and means, independent samples t - test, and multiple regressions were used for analysis. Results indicated that depersonalization (β = -.31; t = -3.25; p < .01) and personal accomplishment (β = 34, t = 4.69; p < .01) independently predicted marital satisfaction. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment jointly predicted marital satisfaction (F [3, 177] = 13.51, p < .01) with R² = 186. Furthermore, behaviour-based conflict (β = - .23, -2.32, p < .05) was the only form of work-to-family conflict that significantly and independently predicted marital satisfaction. Depersonalisation, personal accomplishment, and behaviour-based conflict are important predictors of marital satisfaction. Therefore, hospital managements, mental health professionals and marriage counsellors should always look out for elements of such negative reactions and tendencies, as these may provide potent grounds for interventions.

This study examined the influence of job burnout and work-family conflict on marital satisfaction among married nurses in Nigeria. The research was conducted on a convenience sample comprising of 181 (173 female and 8 male) married nurses (= 35.39, SD = 8.65) at a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. Respondents completed a questionnaire consisting of theRevised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Work-Family Conflict scale. Three hypotheses were tested in the study. Percentages and means, independent samples t - test, and multiple regressions were used for analysis. Results indicated that depersonalization (β = -.31; t = -3.25; p < .01) and personal accomplishment (β = 34, t = 4.69; p < .01) independently predicted marital satisfaction. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment jointly predicted marital satisfaction (F [3, 177] = 13.51, p < .01) with R² = 186. Furthermore, behaviour-based conflict (β = - .23, -2.32, p < .05) was the only form of work-to-family conflict that significantly and independently predicted marital satisfaction. Depersonalisation, personal accomplishment, and behaviour-based conflict are important predictors of marital satisfaction. Therefore, hospital managements, mental health professionals and marriage counsellors should always look out for elements of such negative reactions and tendencies, as these may provide potent grounds for interventions.