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However, the work-family conflict of Chinese emergency department physicians and the related factors have been scarcely studied.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aimed to investigate the current status and related factors of work-family conflict among Chinese emergency department physicians.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A national cross-sectional study was conducted among emergency department physicians in China from June 2018 to August 2018. A standard questionnaire was used to investigate the demographic characteristics, work-related factors, and work-family conflict of emergency department physicians. The generalized linear regression analysis was used to identify the related factors of work-family conflict.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 10,457 licensed emergency department physicians participated in the study. The average score of work-family conflict among the enrolled emergency department physicians was 19.27 \u00b1 3.94, and the prevalence of high levels of work-family conflict was 69.19%. The multivariable regression analysis showed that emergency physicians who were female (linear regression coefficient, \u22120.25; SE, 0.08; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.002), older than 40 years (linear regression coefficient,\u22120.53; SE, 0.14; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and earning more than 4,000 CNY per month (e.g., 4,001~6,000 vs. \u22644,000 CNY: linear regression coefficient, \u22120.17; SE, 0.09; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.04) had lower work-family conflicts. However, emergency department physicians who were married (linear regression coefficient, 0.37; SE, 0.11; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), highly educated (linear regression coefficient, 0.46; SE, 0.10; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), had a high technical title (e.g., intermediate vs. junior technical title: linear regression coefficient, 0.61; SE, 0.09; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), worked in a high-grade hospital (e.g., tertiary hospital vs. emergency center: linear regression coefficient, 0.38; SE, 0.11; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), had a higher frequency of night shifts (e.g., 6~10 night shifts per month vs. 0~5 night shifts per month: linear regression coefficient, 0.43; SE, 0.10; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), self-perceived shortage of physicians in the department (linear regression coefficient, 2.22; SE, 0.08; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and experienced verbal abuse (linear regression coefficient, 1.48; SE, 0.10; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and physical violence (linear regression coefficient, 0.84; SE, 0.08; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) in the workplace had higher work-family conflict scores.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most emergency department physicians in China experience a high-level work-family conflict. 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