Volume 35, Numbers 1-2, 37-55, DOI: 10.1007/s12103-009-9067-1

The Association Between Work-Family Conflict and Job Burnout Among Correctional Staff: A Preliminary Study

Eric Lambert, Nancy L. Hogan and Irshad Altheimer

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Abstract

Working in corrections can be a demanding career in which work-family conflict and job burnout are possible. This study examined the relationship of the different forms of work-family conflict (time-based conflict, strain-based conflict, behavior-based conflict, and family on work conflict) with job burnout. Multivariate analysis of survey results from 160 staff who worked at a private Midwestern correctional facility for youthful offenders indicated that strain-based conflict, behavior-based conflict, and family on work conflict all had positive associations with job burnout. Time-based conflict had a non-significant relationship with job burnout.

Keywords  Corrections - Work family conflict - Burnout - Correctional staff

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