TY  - EJOU
AU  - Öztürk, Meral 
AU  - Türk, Ahmet 
AU  - Tire, Olcay 
AU  - Gönültaş, Burak M. 

TI  - Job satisfaction mediation in the relationship between work-family conflict and life satisfaction among Turkish academics
T2  - Journal of Psychology in Africa

PY  - 2025
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
SN  - 1815-5626

AB  - This study examined the mediating role of job satisfaction in explaining the relationship between work-family conflict and life satisfaction among Turkish academicians. Employing a cross-sectional study design 645 academicians aged between 24 and 65 (male = 45.1%, female = 54.9%; professors = 12.1%, associate professors = 17.7%, assistant professors = 28.2%, lecturers = 17.8%, research assistants = 24.2%; mean age and SD = 39.72 ± 8.94) completed the Job Satisfaction Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, and the Work-Family Conflict Scale. They also self-reported their demographics. The findings from PROCESS MACRO analysis indicated work-family conflict to predict lower job satisfaction among academicians. Those with higher job satisfaction were also self-reported with higher life satisfaction. Lob satisfaction mediated the relationship between the academician’s work family conflict and life satisfaction for higher life satisfaction. The findings of this study indicate a need to implement work-family and life satisfaction measures to enhance job satisfaction among academics.
KW  - academics; work-family conflict; job satisfaction; life satisfaction

DO  - 10.32604/jpa.2025.068043