The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Occupational Burnout Among Medical Staff in Maternal and Child Health Care Hospitals: The Mediating Role of Depressive Mood

By using convenience sampling method, 769 medical staff in a third-class maternal and child health care hospital in Nantong City were investigated by questionnaire. The results showed that work-family conflict was positively correlated with occupational burnout (r=0.450, P < 0.001); depression was positively correlated with occupational burnout (r=0.481, P < 0.001); work-family conflict was positively correlated with depression (r=0.442, P < 0.001). Depression played a partial mediating role in the relationship between work-family conflict and occupational burnout, and the mediating effect size was 35.08%. Therefore, work-family conflicts can directly affect the occupational burnout of medical personnel, and can also indirectly affect occupational burnout through depression. The relief of depression can help reduce the level of occupational burnout of medical personnel.