The effect of work-family conflict on Job satisfaction among school teachers in
Erode.
Questionnaire:
BIO DATA:
1. Age:
Under 24
24-34
35-44
45-55
Above 55
2. Marital status:
Single
Married
Divorced
Others
3. How many hours do you work per week?
35 hours or fewer
36-44 hours
45-60 hours
61 hours or more
4. Does your partner work?
Yes
No
5. Do you have children?
Yes
No
6. Please list number of children in each age category
4 years or less
5-10 years
11-16 years
17 and above
ORGANISATION SUPPORT:
1. The amount of time of my job makes it difficult to fulfill family responsibilities
2. Does your principle or hod become support when you have a work problem due to family
responsibilities?
3. Does your principle listen to you face difficulties in family due to work?
FAMILY SUPPORT:
1. I am free to discuss about the problems I am facing in the school.
2. My family is satisfied with my salary.
3. My family really encourage and support my teaching profession.
4. When I am overloaded with my school work, my family members will understand and let me free
from the works in the home.
JOB STRESS:
1. Tick the appropriate from below whichever is applicable
2. Do I face any stress while managing the family and job?
3. I have fixed targets to achieve which makes me work more I get angry while my kids are around
when I am working
4. I have long stressful days of work which make me tired at the end of the day
5. My kids make me crazy when I come back from work.
WORKING HOURS:
1. I am very happy with the working hours
2. Due to extended working hours I have to adjust on my personnel work
3. Many times, it is very difficult to manage work in the working hours
4. Due to hectic schedule of work, I am not able to manage my family life
JOB INVOLVEMENT:
1. I am very much involved personally in my job.
2. Most of my interest are centered around my job.
3. I consider my job to be very central to my existence.
4. Most of my personal life goals are job-oriented.
FINANCIAL SITUATION:
1. Can you continue to meet your living costs and all of your financial commitments?
2. Is your financial state sufficient to meet your future responsibilities in 5 to 7 years?
3. Are your personal finances capable of paying a loan or any other major commitments?
EMPLOYEE’S COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE ORGANISATION.
1. I recommend this organization to my family and friends.
2. I feel no loyalty towards the organization.
3. I understand how I contribute to the organization’s goals.
4. I am glad I chose to work for this organization.
5. This organization has high work morale.
6. This organization has high work morale.
7. My organization inspires me to give my best shot at work.
CAREER COMMITMENT
1. My career goals are important to my organization.
2. I know my career path in this organization.
3. I would strongly recommend my profession as a career.
4. I don’t think I want to work anywhere except here.
5. My profession is a rewarding career.
EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION:
1. I enjoy my work.
2. I am encouraged to do interesting and challenging things at work.
3. I am satisfied with the work I do.
4. I am appreciated when I do well at work.
5. I always get the credit for the good things I do at work.
6. The level of responsibility given to me is acceptable.
7. My opinion counts in the organization.
8. I have a great team to work in.
9. I am honest in my job.
WORK FAMILY CONFLICTS OF TEACHERS
1. As I have many tasks and responsibilities at work, I cannot spend time with my family.
2. Physical and mental fatigue at work make my responsibilities at home difficult.
3. Fatigue at work decreases my tolerance towards family members.
4. My duties at the workplace make me feel tired while performing my responsibilities at home.
5. I cannot spare time for house works due to my job; I always postpone the house works.
6. My work life reduces my efforts necessary for my responsibilities at home.
7. I continue thinking about a problem I faced in the workplace.
8. A problem at the work life makes me stressed and nervy at home.
9. My duties and responsibilities at work get ahead of my family life.
FAMILY-WORK CONFLICTS OF TEACHERS
1. My responsibilities at home reduce the time and effort that I should spare to my job.
2. As I have too many responsibilities at home, I push my job into the background.
3. My responsibilities at home lead to deficiencies in my work life.
4. Troubles and problems at home affect my professional life negatively.
5. A problem at home makes me feel stressed and nervy at work.
6. I continue thinking about a problem I faced at home at the workplace.
7. Certain situations experienced at home (guests, illness, a problem about the child) make my work
life difficult.
8. Household tasks and small works reduces the time I spare for sleeping which is essential for my
job.
9. Due to my responsibilities at home, I always go to the work tired.
10. Due to my responsibilities at home, I cannot take part in some activities related to my job
(meeting, dinner etc.).
11. My duties and responsibilities at home get ahead of my work life.
