The Structural Model of Strength-based Leisure Time and Work-Family Conflict with the Mediating of Emotional Regulation on Female Nurses

Female nurses sometimes suffer from work-family conflict due to many work-related problems. As a result, the aim of this research was investigate the structural model of strength-based leisure time and work-family conflict with the mediating role of emotional regulation on female nurses.

This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was correlation. The research population was female nurses of hospitals in the 2nd district of Tehran in 2021 year. The sample size was determined to be 210 people, which were selected by randomly cluster sampling method. The research tools were the questionnaires of strength-based leisure time (Questioner based on Peterson and Seligman, 2004), work-family conflict (Carlson et al, 2000) and emotional regulation (Gross and John, 2003). Data were analyzed by path analysis method in Lisrel software.

The findings showed that leisure time based on wisdom on work-family conflict, leisure time based on ascendency on emotional inhibition and emotional inhibition on work-family conflict in female nurses had a direct and significant effect (P<0.05), but leisure time based on wisdom on emotional inhibition and leisure time based on ascendency on their work-family conflict did not have a direct and significant effect (P<0.05). Also, leisure time based on wisdom and leisure time based on transcendent with the mediating role of emotional inhibition on work-family conflict in female nurses had an indirect and significant effect (P<0.05).

According to the findings, to reduce work-family conflict it is possible to provide the basis for increasing leisure time based on wisdom and leisure time based on transcendent and decreasing emotional inhibition in female nurses.