Mediating effect of Family Satisfaction on the relationship between ‎Work-Family Enrichment with Life Satisfaction among Males

This research was administered with the aim of investigating the mediating effect of family satisfaction on the relationship between work-family enrichment with life satisfactionamong males. Research method was correlation and research statistical population was the 1000 men of a private sector bank in Isfahan city, among them 385 persons were selected using convenience sampling. Research instruments were included work-family enrichment scale (Rashid et al, 2011), family satisfaction (Rashid et al, 2011) and life satisfaction (Wood et al, 1969). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results of structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that, work-family enrichment has direct and significant relationship with family satisfaction (β=0.27) and family satisfaction has direct and significant relationship (β=0.37) with life satisfaction (p=0.005). The results of this study showed that, the first work-family enrichment increases family satisfaction, and then family satisfaction enhance life satisfaction among males. In other words, the results of this study showed that family satisfaction is a mediator variable between work-family enrichment and life satisfaction.