Social Intelligence and positive spillover as determinants of work-family conflict among health care professionals

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the role of social intelligence and positive spillover in perception of work-family conflict among health care professionals. It was also intended to determine the role of personal and work related demographics in relation to variables of the study. Sample comprised of health care professionals from public and plivate hospitals (N = 340). The names of these hospitals are Shifa international hospital , Ali medical hospital, Holy family hospital, Fatima Jinnah hospital, Pakistan institute of medical sciences, Doctor international hospital, and Ahmed complex hospital. Measures of Social Intelligence Scale (Frankovsky & Birknerova, 2014), Work-Family Positive Spillover Scale (Hanson, Hammer, & Colton, 2014), and Work-Family Conflict Scale (Netemeyer, Boles, & McMurrian, 1996) was used to assess the study variables. Results indicated that social intelligence was positively related to positive spillover and negatively linked with work-family conflict, and positive spillover negatively relates to work-family conflict. Positive spillover also mediates the relationship between social intelligence and work-family conflict. Further findings suggested significant gender differences indicated male reflected better social intelligence as compare to female. Moreover in positive spillover and work-family conflict female are better than males. Female also reflected high in dimensions of work-family conflict. Further findings found that nuclear family system exhibited more social intelligence and lesser positive spillover and work-family conflict as compare to joint family system. Then significant differences reveled on job status and that was permanent job status having more social intelligence, positive spillover and work-family conflict as compare to contractual job status. Limitations and implications of the study and suggestions for the future researches have also been discussed.