Abstract:

In this study, based on the basic concepts, the definition of work-family conflict is made and its bi-directionality, causes and consequences are examined. Next, the coping model developed by Carver, Scheier and Weintraub is explained and the effects of coping methods applied by working mothers on managing work-family conflict and family-work conflict are examined. The empirical findings of the study contain results that are in line with the literature. For example, the interrelationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and family-work conflict (FWC) and the fact that the effect of FWC on WFC is greater than the effect of WFC on FWC is similar to the results obtained in the international literature. Coping methods used by working mothers also differ according to the type of conflict. The only strategy dimension that appears to be effective in the management of WFC is dysfunctional strategies. Problem-focused, emotion-focused, and dysfunctional strategies all provided significant reductions in the management of FWC.

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