Work-family conflict and life satisfaction: a comparative study of academics from British and Turkish business schools

This paper aims to compare the relationship between work-family conflict and life satisfaction among academics in British and Turkish business schools. A survey was administered to a sample of academics in business schools in the two countries. Findings reveal that the sample from the UK had lower levels of family-work and work-family conflict, resulting in higher life satisfaction when compared to the Turkish counterparts. Also, British academics' family-work conflict level did not have a direct effect on their life satisfaction level. No causal relationship between levels of family-work conflict and levels of work-family conflict could be asserted. Authors suggest that different cultural settings of employees contribute to the work-family conflict, therefore, affecting levels of work-family conflict.