The relationship between work-family conflict, organizational silence and social support in nurses at a university hospital

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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of nurses' organizational silence on work-family conflict and perceived social support. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, the samples consisted of 329 randomly chosen nurses who worked at a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Data were collected by means of questionnaires. Organizational Silence Causality Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS), Work-Family Life Conflict Scale (WFCTS), and Personal Information Form were used. Linear Regression Analysis (Backward) was used to analyze the factors affecting the subscales of Pearson Correlation Analysis and Spearman Correlation Analysis, as well as the WFCTS, Work to Family Conflict (WFC) and Family to Work Conflict (FWC) subscales. Significance was assessed at p<0.01 and p<0.05 levels. Results: 49.2% of the nurses participating in the research are younger than 30 years, 95.7% are women, 64.4% are undergraduate and 56.8% have bachelor degrees. Nurses perceive WFC more. There is generally a weak negative relationship between WFCTS and MSPSS scores, which is positive between nurses’ silence behavior and nurses' WFC, FWC and Total Work and Family Conflicts. MSPSS and Organizational Silence affect WFCTS scores. The modeled independent variables had a 19% effect on the FWC, a 7.7% effect on the WFC, and a 13% effect on the WFCTS. Conclusion: It is possible to reduce nurses' sense of social support, take measures to reduce the causes of organizational silence, initiatives and work-family conflict.