fa نقش تسهیل کار- خانواده در رضایت از خانواده و رضایت از زندگی در زنان پرستار: الگوی معادلات ساختاری Midwifery Orginal research <p><strong><em>Background and Objectives: </em></strong>Exchanging experiences and opportunities of work place with family and vice versa can be fundamental to lives of female nurses. This study was conducted to investigate the role of work-family facilitation on family satisfaction and life satisfaction among female nurses.</p> <p><strong><em>Materials and Methods:</em></strong> In this correlational study, 221 female nurses working in two public hospitals in Esfahan were selected using the convenience sampling method. Data were collected using the work-family facilitation scale, family satisfaction scale and life satisfaction scale. Data were analyzed using the Pearson&rsquo;s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM) in the AMOS-16.</p> <p><strong><em>Results</em></strong><strong>:</strong> Results of the SEM revealed that work-family facilitation had direct and significant relationship with life satisfaction (&beta;=0.29, p<0.01); and family-work facilitation had direct and significant relationship with family satisfaction (&beta;=0.34, p<0.01). The results also showed that family satisfaction was a complete mediating variable on the relationship between work-family satisfaction and life satisfaction.</p> <p><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> The results of this study demonstrated that family-work facilitation was a reinforcing factor for family satisfaction and life satisfaction among female nurses. The results also suggested that work-family facilitation could enhance the overall level of life satisfaction among female nurses.</p> work, family, life, women, nurse, Iran 42 55 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-323-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mohsen Golparvar محسن گل پرور drmgolparvar@gmail.com 10031947532846007946 10031947532846007946 Yes Islamic Azad University, Esfahan (KJhorasgan Branch), brabch اصفهان، خیابان جی شرقی، بلوار ارغوانیه، بلوار دانشگاه، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی اصفهان (خوراسگان)، دانشکده روان شناسی و علوم تربیتی، گروه روان شناسی Gazaleh Andalib غزاله عندلیب 10031947532846007947 10031947532846007947 No Islamic Azad University, Esfahan (KJhorasgan Branch), brabch اصفهان، خیابان جی شرقی، بلوار ارغوانیه، بلوار دانشگاه، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی اصفهان (خوراسگان)، دانشکده روان شناسی و علوم تربیتی، گروه روان شناسی