Predictors of work-family conflict - quantitative and qualitative approach

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati odnos konflikta radne s obiteljskom ulogom, dobi, sagorijevanja na poslu i novih načina rada. Ukupni uzorak u kvantitativnom dijelu istraživanja sastoji se od 401 sudionika u dobi od 22 do 64 godine. Istraživanje je provedeno online te su sudionici ispunili Ljestvicu konflikta radne i obiteljske uloge, Oldenburški upitnik sagorijevanja i Ljestvicu novih načina rada. Rezultati MANOVA-e ukazuju da se mlađi i stariji sudionici statistički značajno razlikuju jedino u pogledu kontrole vremena rada na način da stariji sudionici imaju veću kontrolu vremena rada. Rezultati na starijim sudionicima (50+) pokazali su da postoji povezanost između konflikta radne s obiteljskom ulogom i sagorijevanja na poslu, a multiplom regresijskom analizom je utvrđeno da je sagorijevanje na poslu jedini statistički značajan prediktor. Dodatno, cilj ovog istraživanja bio je pridonijeti dobivenim spoznajama putem kvalitativnog pristupa kod starijih sudionika. U kvalitativnom dijelu istraživanja sudjelovalo je ukupno 13 sudionika u dobi od 50 do 57 godina. Promatrale su se promjene u radu i načinima rada tijekom pandemije COVID-19 te na koji način su se promjene odrazile na obiteljski život. Dobiveni nalazi ukazuju da nema doživljaja konflikta radne s obiteljskom ulogom tijekom pandemije koronavirusa kod starijih sudionika, već da je trenutna situacija starije sudionike zbližila s obitelji. Većina sudionika doživljava veći stres na poslu, dok novi načini rada kao stil rada nisu zaživjeli u potpunosti te većina sudionika i dalje ima nejasne stavove o njima.The goal of this research was to test the relationship of work to family conflict, age, job burnout and new ways of working. The total sample in the quantitative part of the research consists of 401 participants aged between 22 and 64. The study was conducted online and the participants completed the Work–Family Conflict Scale, The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and The New Ways of Working Scale. The results of the MANOVA suggest a statistically significant difference between younger and older participants only in respect to the control over work time in the direction that shows more control over work time in older participants. Older participants' (50+) resulsts show there is a correlation between work to family conflict and job burnout while multiple regression analysis determined that job burnout is the only statistically significant predictor. Additionally, the aim of this research was to make a contribution to the findings from the quantitative analysis via a qualitative approach to older participants. The qualitative part of the research included 13 participants aged between 50 and 57. Observations in the changes in work and ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether these changes affected family lives were carried out. Findings suggest older participants have not experienced work to family conflict during the corona virus pandemic but point towards families becoming closer during this period. Most participants experience greater levels of stress at work while new ways of working have not been fully implemented so most participants have unclear attitudes towards them