The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on the Job Satisfaction of Community Corrections Agents

Authors

• Sara Fiegl, University of Nevada, Reno
• Matthew C. Leone, University of Nevada, Reno
• Eric Lambert, Indiana University Northwest
• Monica Solinas-Saunders, Indiana University Northwest
• David C. May, Mississippi State University
• Stacy Haynes, Mississippi State University
• Weston Morrow, University of Nevada, Reno

ORCID

Haynes: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-9291; May: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-6773

MSU Affiliation

College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Sociology

Creation Date

2026-06-01

Abstract

Work-family conflict’s (WFC) impact on job satisfaction has been well documented for institutional corrections, but not community corrections. This study explored the impact of time-, strain-, behavior-, and family-based WFC on the job satisfaction of community corrections agents working in both probation and parole in a Western U.S. state. Data from 227 participants were collected through surveys of sworn and non-sworn community corrections agents. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression results indicated that time- and family-based WFC had nonsignificant associations with job satisfaction, but strain- and behavior-based WFC had significant associations with lower satisfaction from the job. A Clogg’s test for the independent variables’ effects on job satisfaction indicated that there were no significant differences between sworn and non-sworn agents.

Publication Date

9-10-2025

Publication Title

Corrections: Policy Practice and Research

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge

Recommended Citation

Fiegl, S., Leone, M. C., Lambert, E., Solinas-Saunders, M., May, D., Haynes, S., & Morrow, W. (2025). The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on the Job Satisfaction of Community Corrections Agents. Corrections, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2025.2547190