Title: Family care work conflict and motivation to continue work – moderating role of future time orientation and work support

Authors: Ishfaq Ahmed; Ibrahim Rashid Al Shamsi

Addresses: College of Business, University of Buraimi, Oman ' College of Business, University of Buraimi, Oman

Abstract: The roles of women change with the change in culture, and in Eastern societies, women have to carry their family and work roles in tandem. The working women often face conflicts due to excessive demands from one sphere of life, and one of such a conflict is the family care work conflict (FCWC). The current study aims to study the impact of FCWC on motivation to continue work (MCW). It also covers the investigation of moderation of future time perspective (FTP) and work support. The data is collected from 279 women working in banking, education and health sectors using questionnaire. The findings reveal that conflict caused by the family domain (FCWC) reduces women's MCW. The findings also reveal that the relationship is stronger for those women who have no future orientation and vice versa. The moderation of work support is not supported by the findings. A profound look into existing body of knowledge highlights that there is dearth of literature that has focused on the FCWC and MCW relationship. Moreover, FTP and work support have been largely ignored as boundary conditions between the said association.

Keywords: family care work conflict; FCWC; motivation to continue work; MCW; future time perspective; FTP; work support.

DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2025.148767

Middle East Journal of Management, 2025 Vol.12 No.5, pp.553 - 568

Received: 08 Apr 2024
Accepted: 13 May 2024
Published online: 23 Sep 2025 *

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