Between duty and family: exploring predictors of work-interfering family guilt and work-family conflict among healthcare workers in Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare professionals in Pakistan, particularly parents of young children, face significant challenges balancing work and caregiving, contributing to high turnover, especially among women. No studies have examined work-interfering family guilt (WIFG) and work-family conflict (WFC) in this context, nor explored these dynamics among both mothers and fathers. Thus, this study investigates predictors of WIFG and WFC among healthcare professionals with children under 12 years in Pakistan.

Methods

A cross-sectional study surveyed 188 healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and allied health workers) across Pakistani hospitals using purposive and snowball sampling. Data were collected online via Google Forms with a validated questionnaire (Content Validity Inde

SUBMITTER: Rehman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666222 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature