Role Conflict, Marital Quality and Career Satisfaction: A Demographic Analysis of Dual Career Couples in Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract

This study is carried out to know the level of role conflict, marital quality and career satisfaction of dual career couples across the selected demographics in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. Demographic features including gender, age, parenthood, family type and form of marriage were selected as independent variables while role conflict, marital quality and career satisfaction were selected as dependent variables. Data was collected through three point Likert scale from the purposively selected 388 respondents in six universities and three hospitals in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The data was analysed through T-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). It was found that gender, age, parenthood, family type and marital form were significantly determining the level of role conflict, marital quality and career satisfaction of the study participants. It is concluded from the study that demographic features of the couples significantly influence the issues of work life balance of the dual career couples.