Exploring the Interrelationship between COVID-19 Phobia, Work–Family Conflict, Family–Work Conflict, and Life Satisfaction among School Administrators for Advancing Sustainable Management

Turgut Karakose, Ramazan Yirci and Stamatios Papadakis
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Turgut Karakose: Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Dumlupinar University, 43100 Kutahya, Turkey
Ramazan Yirci: Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Sutcuimam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Stamatios Papadakis: Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the relationships between the COVID-19 phobia experienced by school administrators and their work–family conflict, family–work conflict, and life satisfaction. This descriptive research, designed according to the relational survey model, was conducted with the participation of 356 school administrators. The study data were collected through online questionnaires, and then t -test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis were employed for the statistical analyses. The results revealed that female school administrators experienced greater levels of COVID-19 phobia than their male peers and that COVID-19 phobia is felt more intensely in the psychological and social sub-dimensions. However, female school administrators’ life satisfaction levels were significantly higher than those of male school administrators. In the current study, it was determined that school administrators in the younger age group experienced greater levels of COVID-19 phobia and family–work/work–family conflict than their peers from other age groups. The results of this study revealed a positive and moderate relationship between school administrators’ COVID-19 phobia and their levels of both work–family and family–work conflict. The findings of the study offer significant implications for policy makers in education, showing the importance of developing strategies that will reduce the effects of the pandemic for a more sustainable and efficient employee performance.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; COVID-19 phobia; school administrator; work–family conflict; family–work conflict; life satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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