Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

The purpose of this study was predicting of work-family conflict based on irrational beliefs and perceived social support. The statistical population of the study included all female teachers of first-grade high school in district 3 in Qom city in the academic year 2018-19 (N=1998). 322 Subjects were selected by multistage stratified sampling. In order to collect the data, the work-Family Conflict Questionnaire of Carlson et al. (2000), the Irrational Beliefs Questionnaire of Jones (1969), and the Social Support Questionnaire of Zimit (1988) were used. Stepwise regression analysis by SPSS-23 software was used to analyze the data. results showed all subscales of irrational beliefs (helplessness for change (b=41%), expectation of approval (b=23%), emotional irresponsibility (b=54%) and job avoidance (b=44%)) predict work-family conflict (b=-26%). among the components of irrational beliefs, the component of emotional irresponsibility had a greater share in explaining the work-family conflict (b=54%). among teachers' perceptions of social support (family, friends, and others) only the family support negatively predicts work-family conflict (b=-26%). According to the results of the study, by reducing irrational beliefs and increasing family social support, it can be expected that the rate of work-family conflict among female teachers will decrease. Therefore, it is suggested that training sessions and consultations be held among female teachers to identify irrational beliefs, as well as to inform families in order to become more familiar with social support resources, in order to moderate work-family conflict.