Inter-Role Conflict, Social Support and Marital Satisfaction: A Study of Female Teachers in Sialkot (Pakistan)

Abstract

The major goal of this study was to investigate the role of inter-role conflict, social support, and marital satisfaction among female teachers in Sialkot. The data (N=250) was chosen via purposive sampling from private and public sectors, including universities, colleges, and schools. Data was collected by using a self-developed demographic sheet, the inter-role conflict scale for working women (Holahan & Gibert, 1979), the index of couple satisfaction (CSI) (Funk and Rogge, 2007) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988). The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, 25) was applied to examine the results. The results showed that significant marital satisfaction has a positive correlation with social support (.536, p<0.01), and a significant inverse relationship (r=-.297, p<0.01) between marital satisfaction and inter-role conflicts has been detected. Results showed a significant positive, strong correlation between inter-role conflict, social support, and marital satisfaction. Moreover, the findings revealed that role conflict negatively predicted and social support positively predicted marital satisfaction.