The Relationship of Work-Family Conflict with Job Satisfaction and Performance in Iranian Football Referees

This study aimed at examining the relationship of work-family conflict management with job satisfaction and performance among football league referees. The method was correlation and field. The statistical population included 212 football referees (98 referees working in premier league and 114 referees working in 1st division). The sample consisted of 78 premier league referees and 81 referees from 1st division selected by stratified random sampling method using Morgan Table. Netmayer and Mcmarian (1996) Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire (α=0.87), Smith et al. Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (2001) (α=0.89) and Hersey and Goldsmith Job Performance Questionnaire (1981) (α=0.83) were used to collect data. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation and Friedman test were used. Results showed no significant relationship between work-family conflict and job satisfaction and performance of football referees. There was a significant positive relationship only between work-family conflict and satisfaction from colleagues. In addition, football referees attached the highest priority to satisfaction from work and the lowest priority to salary and benefits among all job satisfaction factors. Therefore, an efficient relationship between a referee and his colleagues plays an effective role in improving referees' personal life and job satisfaction.