*Department of Accounting, University of Jaffna, Jaffna.
**Master of Arts Student, Department of Economics, University of Jaffna, Jaffna.
Online published on 24 January, 2013.
The Current study tests the effect of work/family conflict on the job satisfaction relationship. In contrast to previous studies that have examined the effects of work/family conflict on the job satisfaction, so the present study focused on the work/family conflict on the job satisfaction of Thenmaradchi divisional secretariat. As hypothesized, we found that the use of work/family conflicts were predictive of Job satisfaction. In addition, the present results of the correlation and regression analyses showed that both effects are possible. There is a negative relationship between work/family conflict and job satisfaction.The author observed a direct effect of work/family conflict in the prediction of job satisfaction; according to the result of multiple regressions, family to work conflict and work to family conflict has a significant impact on job satisfaction. Whereas family to work conflict has grater impact on job satisfaction than work to family conflict.
work, family, conflict, Job satisfaction