When Expectations Collide: Stress Related to Work–Family Conflict in Women’s Everyday Lives

A comprehensive study was conducted to highlight relationship among certain variables such as work-family conflict, role overload, perceived stress and perceived social support among working women. They are exposed to multiple psychological and situational demands along with familial responsibilities, hybrid and work from office arrangements and balancing of occupational needs was focused upon. A quantitative research design was employed and the data so collected from 150 cooperate women engaged in hybrid or office-based work using standardised self-report measure in relation to the variables. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis explored association among study variables, thereby indicating a meaningful relationship with perceived stress highlighting protective psychological role in coping with everyday toilsome pressure. In sheer contrast, work-family conflict and role overload had significant negative relationship with perceived stress suggesting that there was potential influence of cultural or coping related factors. The study provides deeper understanding of psychosocial experiences which working women have to face within both family and work place context. There is need for mental health awareness and organisational sensitivity through future research, which was the matter of discussion. Hence, it can be said that dynamic interaction between role related demands.