Work-Family Conflict and Depression Among Academics Concerning Gender
İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.427-439, 2025 (TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.20491/isarder.2025.1981
- Dergi Adı: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.427-439
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose – This study aims to investigate the work-family conflict and depression levels of academicians working in public and foundation universities according to the gender variable and the relationship between work-family conflict and depression levels. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected online from academics working in public and foundation universities in Türkiye (n = 388). The hypotheses were tested using an independent sample t-test. Moreover, Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between work- family conflict and depression. Findings – The study results revealed no significant difference in work-family conflict according to the gender variable, but there was a significant difference in depression levels according to the gender variable (p<0.05). The level of work-family conflict showed a low level of positive correlation with the depression level variable (r = .259). Discussion – As a result, there are statistically significant differences in terms of depression levels between female and male academics in favor of female academics. There is a significant, positive, and low relationship between work-family conflict levels and depression levels. The findings of the study potentially affect academics by identifying work-family conflict and the gender difference in depression levels. This study provides insight into academics’ perceptions of work-family conflict and depression levels in Türkiye.