[[alternative]]A Study of Work-Family Conflict and Its Impact on Family Life Satisfaction for University Faculties in Taipei City

[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to investigate the work-family conflict and its effect on family life satisfaction for university faculties in the Taipei city. A questionnaire survey method and proportionate stratified judgmental sampling are used in this study. Questionnaires are done by professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers from 24 universities in Taipei city. After review literature of work-family conflict, the instruments of this study are decided. The instruments include work/family involvement scale, work/family expect scale, work/family conflict scale, work to family conflict scale/family to work conflict scale and family life satisfaction scale. Questionnaires are collected through e-mail after received faculties’ willingness to participate response. An overall response rate of 7% (n=377) was obtained from distributing 5620 inquire mails. After drop invalid samples, 327 valid samples are included in this study. Statistical procedures used for data analysis include descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, independent sampling t-test, Chi-square test, Pearson product-moment correlation, and path analysis. The major results can be drawn as follow: 1.University faculties have moderate work/family involvement, work/family expectations, work/family conflict, work-to-family/family-to-work conflict, and family life satisfaction. 2.The results of path analysis reveal that family conflict and family-to-work conflict have direct effects on university faculties’ family life satisfaction. Generally, university faculties with higher family conflict and family-to-work conflict have lower family life satisfaction. 3.There are no significant differences between male and female faculties in work/family involvement, work/family expectations, work/family conflict, work-to-family/family-work conflict, and family life satisfaction. 4.The path of family life satisfaction is slightly different between male faculties. (1)The factors which impact family life satisfaction of male faculties are work conflict, family conflict and family-to-work conflict. In particular, family conflict is able to explain most variance of male faculties’ family life satisfaction. (2)The factors which impact family life satisfaction of female faculties are family conflict and work-to-family conflict. In particular, family conflict is able to explain most variance of female faculties’ family life satisfaction.