The Effects of Work-Family Conflicts, Organizational Culture, and Supervisor Support, on the Mental and Physical Health of Married Nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of work-family conflicts, organizational culture, and the support of supervisors that could influence the work-family conflicts of married nurses on their mental and physical health. The study took a survey with 200 married nurses working at a general hospital from April 10 to 16, 2013. The research findings were as follows: First, the more family conflicts married nurses had, the poorer mental and physical health they had. Second, workplace conflicts had impacts on their mental health but no impacts on their physical health. Third, the more support they received from their supervisors, the more positive effects it had on their mental and physical health. Those findings indicate that a high level of supervisor support at the workplace reduces work-family conflicts and improves married nurses’ mental and physical health. The study found that the more work-family conflicts married nurses had, the worse effects they had on their mental and physical health and that supervisor support was important for helping to reduce work and family conflicts among married nurses and improve their mental and physical health. Based on those findings, the study proposed effective alternatives and improvement measures to help to reduce their work-family conflicts.