Work/Family Conflict: The Link between Self-Esteem and Satisfaction Outcomes

Managing work/family domain is imperative for organization in creating a supportive work environment among employees. Thus, this study aims to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of self-esteem, work/family conflict and satisfaction outcomes. Data collected from 689 married nurses were tested using a full structural equation modeling. The results showed; there is a positive strong relationship between self-esteem and satisfaction outcome; a negative weak relationship between work/family conflict and satisfaction outcomes and a negative relationship between self-esteem and work/family conflict. In brief, engaging strategies to enhance self- esteem is practically important in assisting employee to juggle work/family roles and achieve satisfaction.