Investigating the effect of work- family conflict on burnout with the mediating role of psychological capital in state banks of Gonabad

Due to the increasing changes in organizational environment, people in the workplace are facing the phenomenon of burnout, of which pressures of work- family conflict is known to be one of its affecting factor. According to the previous research, psychological sources such as psychological capital may play a role in improving this relationship. This study investigates the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between workfamily conflict and job burnout among a population of employees from bank branches in the city of Gonabad. Data was gathered through questionnaires used in previous studies reaffirming the validity and reliability and by conducting random sampling. From collected questionnaires, 130 were confirmed to be valid for analysis. Analysis of research data that may be categorized as survey- analytical was conducted using structural equation modeling. Findings revealed psychological capital has a mediation role in relationship between workfamily conflict and Burnout.