Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS); Vol.12 September 2016; P.148 – 156 (ISSN: 2276 – 9013) 148 WORK – FAMILY CONFLICT AS CORRELATE OF BURNOUT AMONG MARRIED FEMALE NURSES OZOR, TOBIAS OBIORA Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) 080 38270344, ozor.obiora@yahoo.com & Mgbenkemdi, H. Ejike Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) 080 37722582 & Omeje Obiageli 070 35804421 Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Abstract This study investigated Work–Family Conflict (WFC) as predictor of burnout among female nurses. 234 (two hundred and thirty-four) participants (married female nurses) randomly drawn from four hospitals in Enugu State of Nigeria participated in the study. Two instruments used in collecting data were subscales of Maslach and Jackson (1986) Burnout Inventory, validated by Okonkwo (2011), and Okonkwo (2011) Work- Family Conflict Scale.The study adopted correlational design and Pearson r correlational coefficient was used to analyze the data generated.The results indicated a non-significant correlation between global WFC and Burnout (p>.05).However,both WFC and its sub scales(time-based”TB’’ & strain-based”SB”) significantly and positively correlated with reduced personal accomplishment and emotional exhaustion at p=.05. Thus, as WFC increases, there is also an increase in reduced personal accomplishment and emotional exhaustion components of burnout.The discussion, limitations and implication of the study were made based on the findings. KeyWords: Work-Family Conflict, Burnout, Time-based and Strain-based. Introduction In recent times, the world working population began to experience high influx of women. Increase in number of women in the world working population has stimulated much research on work-family conflict (Marks, 2001). Interestingly, the Nigerian workforce has followed the trend. Nigerian women apart from being wives and taking charge of the family responsibilities engage in paid labour and contribute substantially to the workforce. From the rural to the urban areas, women are known to be the pillars of small scale agriculture, trading, and cottage industries (Ekwe, 1996). Also Nigerian women are found in policy making and management positions at various levels of the society. Recently, women in Nigeria have been making significant contributions to the workforce in several major sectors of the economy. A good number of women are found in different human services professions, like nursing, clerical work, banking, teaching, etc, which are characterized by high level of interpersonal involvement and exposure to emotionally demanding situations. However, despite the participation and stride made by Nigerian women in the work place, the division of labour at home still falls along pretty traditional lines which leave them with primary responsibilities of overseeing household works. In the home domain, women irrespective of their involvement in paid work have been found to be significantly more likely than men to bear primary responsibilities of home-care and child-care (Lero, 1992). In line with this