Research Article

Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals

Volume: 11 Number: 21 April 30, 2025
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Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals

Abstract

While work-family conflict is caused by the difficulties an individual experiences in balancing work and family roles, compassion fatigue is the feeling of exhaustion and burnout that arises because of the process of caring and empathizing with others over a long period of time. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between work-family conflict and compassion fatigue in healthcare professionals. The data of this cross-sectional study were collected from 431 healthcare professionals working in private hospitals in Istanbul by using face-to-face survey methods. Socio-demographic questions, Work-Family Conflict Scale and Compassion Fatigue Short-Scale were used as data collection tools. According to the Pearson correlation analysis applied in the study, there was a moderate, positive and significant relationship between work-family conflict and compassion fatigue (r=0.662; p<0.05). In addition, these two variables differ according to gender, age, marital status, education level, occupation, number of children, age of children and whether there is a parent in need of care. There was an interaction between work-family conflict and compassion fatigue in healthcare workers. Considering that these two variables have negative effects, it can be stated that this situation may lead to burnout, psychological strain and decrease in service quality in healthcare professionals.

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Ethical Statement

In order to conduct the research, ethical committee approval and permission were obtained from Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences on June 21, 2023 (Approval no. 21.06.2023-67).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 21

APA
Etesaminia, S., & Tarım, M. (2025). Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, 11(21), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1639641
AMA
1.Etesaminia S, Tarım M. Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management. 2025;11(21):13-24. doi:10.48121/jihsam.1639641
Chicago
Etesaminia, Samira, and Mehveş Tarım. 2025. “Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals”. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management 11 (21): 13-24. https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1639641.
EndNote
Etesaminia S, Tarım M (April 1, 2025) Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management 11 21 13–24.
IEEE
[1]S. Etesaminia and M. Tarım, “Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals”, Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, vol. 11, no. 21, pp. 13–24, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.48121/jihsam.1639641.
ISNAD
Etesaminia, Samira - Tarım, Mehveş. “Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals”. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management 11/21 (April 1, 2025): 13-24. https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1639641.
JAMA
1.Etesaminia S, Tarım M. Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management. 2025;11:13–24.
MLA
Etesaminia, Samira, and Mehveş Tarım. “Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals”. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management, vol. 11, no. 21, Apr. 2025, pp. 13-24, doi:10.48121/jihsam.1639641.
Vancouver
1.Samira Etesaminia, Mehveş Tarım. Investigation of the Correlation Between Work-Family Conflict and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals. Journal of International Health Sciences and Management. 2025 Apr. 1;11(21):13-24. doi:10.48121/jihsam.1639641

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