Title: The effect of the work-family conflict, subjective socio-economic status, and physical
activity on the perceived quality of life of working women in Iran: The mediating role of quality
of work life
Version: 2 Date: 15 Dec 2024
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
No - there are minor issues
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
No - there are minor issues
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Not sure - I am not able to assess the statistics in this study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
No - there are major issues
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: Based on the revision of the authors response to reviewers letter and
the revised version of the manuscript, it appears that the authors were able to adequately address
most of the comments and prepare a much improved version of the manuscript. There remains
some additional amendments that require attention, including:
1- The details about pilot testing need to be added to the manuscript in the methods section. Note
that pilot testing does not only aim at measuring the time to complete the questionnaire but also
ensure that the questionnaire is understood by the target audience and in easy to complete. Not
sure if the authors have done this and which amendments were necessary based on the feedback
of the participants in the pilot testing phase.
2-In the physical activity scale, which the authors developed, why did questions 2 & 3 include
under the supervision of a trainer? individual and group sports could be carried out without the
supervision of a trainer. This is potentially problematic since when respondents say "no", we are
unable to assess whether they have not engaged in sport or they did engage without a trainer.
Authors are required to address this concern.
3- Under discussion, the authors state "Regardless of infrastructure and policy issues, traditional
values and religion play a much stronger role in the amount and pattern of PA in Iranian women
than in men", what is meant by this? could the authors further elaborate please. Also additional
information about infrastructure and policy issues is expected especially with a gender focus.
For example, do women and men have equal opportunity to access sports activities, gyms, group
sports, etc. why and why not? that is the value added of this manuscript, the ability to understand
the context and the necessary corrective actions. The study still needs a review for language to
ensure absence of grammatical and typographical errors.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
Based on the revision of the authors response to reviewers letter and the revised version of the
manuscript, it appears that the authors were able to adequately address most of the comments and
prepare a much improved version of the manuscript. There remains some additional amendments
that require attention, including:
1- The details about pilot testing need to be added to the manuscript in the methods section. Note
that pilot testing does not only aim at measuring the time to complete the questionnaire but also
ensure that the questionnaire is understood by the target audience and in easy to complete. Not
sure if the authors have done this and which amendments were necessary based on the feedback
of the participants in the pilot testing phase.
2-In the physical activity scale, which the authors developed, why did questions 2 & 3 include
under the supervision of a trainer? individual and group sports could be carried out without the
supervision of a trainer. This is potentially problematic since when respondents say "no", we are
unable to assess whether they have not engaged in sport or they did engage without a trainer.
Authors are required to address this concern.
3- Under discussion, the authors state "Regardless of infrastructure and policy issues, traditional
values and religion play a much stronger role in the amount and pattern of PA in Iranian women
than in men", what is meant by this? could the authors further elaborate please. Also additional
information about infrastructure and policy issues is expected especially with a gender focus.
For example, do women and men have equal opportunity to access sports activities, gyms, group
sports, etc. why and why not? that is the value added of this manuscript, the ability to understand
the context and the necessary corrective actions. The study still needs a review for language to
ensure absence of grammatical and typographical errors.