Relationship between work-family conflict, life satisfaction and quality of life and social support of employees

Objective: The aim of this study is the comparative evaluation of the effect of social support (SS) and work-family life conflict (WFLC) on life satisfaction (LS) and quality of life (QoL) in public and private sector employees in Manisa. Material and method: The study is a survey model. The research was carried out on hospitals, hotels and factory workers who produce goods and services in Manisa province. A questionnaire was applied to 286 people in the survey. Dependent variables of research are LS and QoL. The independent variables of the study are the sociodemographic characteristics of employees, multidimensional perceived social support (MPSS), social support in the workplace (SSW) and WFLC. Mann Witney U test, Kruskal Wallis H test, Spearman correlation analysis, ordinal logistic regression analysis and structural equation modeling were applied in the analysis of the data. SPSS 21.0 and Stata 14.0 statistical package programs were used in the study. Results: In the analysis, the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and the QoL and LS were significant. There were also significant relationship between QoL and LS, and MPSS, SSW and WFLC. MPSS and SSW were positively correlated with QoL and LS, and negatively linked with WFLC. In the first structural equation modeling test, it was determined that WFLC had a negative effect on the QoL-LS. In the second model; it has been found that SS transforms the relationship between WFLC and QoL-LS. Conclusion: Social support and work-family life conflict in the workers were directly related to quality of life and life satisfaction. In addition, social support has been transformed the relationship between work-family life conflict, and quality of life and life satisfaction. Key words: Social Work, Social Support, Work-Family Life Conflict, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction.