Another Look at Job and Life Satisfaction among Employees: Evidence from a Developing Country

Abstract

Organizational literature has demonstrated remarkable attention to the relationship between job and life satisfaction. Approaching the relationship between job and life satisfaction from an attitudinal perspective, the present study was conducted to examine the relationship between job and life satisfaction in Southern Saudi Arabia. It also aimed to investigate the contribution of demographic and socioeconomic variables in predicting job and life satisfaction. The results of Pearson correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis revealed a statistically significant relationship between job and life satisfaction, even after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic variables. The results also suggested that job satisfaction and life satisfaction were positively and reciprocally related. Having controlled for demographic and socioeconomic variables, the age variable was uniquely predicted job satisfaction. Additionally, Tukey's post-hoc test showed that participants whose age ranged from 40 to 50 were more satisfied with their jobs (M = 3.73; SD = 0.35) than those from 18 to 28 and from 29 to 39. That is, older employees were more satisfied with their jobs than younger employees.

The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem in Understanding Relationship between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction

“…When the related literature is examined, it can be seen that in some studies life satisfaction predicts job satisfaction, but in some studies it is also observed that job satisfaction predicts life satisfaction. The effect of job satisfaction on life satisfaction was found to be stronger at relatively significant level than the effect of life satisfaction on job satisfaction (Alghamdi, 2015). This study supports the previous studies in the literature (Heller, Judge and Watson, 2002, Judge and Klinger, 2008, Mafini, 2014.…”

“…Judge and Locke (1993) indicate that job satisfaction increases life satisfaction and life satisfaction also increases job satisfaction. Although there are studies that have reached the conclusion that job satisfaction is a significant predictor, there are also studies that indicate that life satisfaction is a predictor of job satisfaction (Alghamdi, 2015). According to the result of the study, one of the variables related to both job satisfaction and life satisfaction is self-esteem.…”

Validity of Single-item Versus Multiple-item Job Satisfaction Measures in Predicting Life: Satisfaction and Turnover Intention

“…Results from old and new studies indicate that job satisfaction and life satisfaction are moderately correlated (Keser et al, 2019;Lambert et al, 2018;Udayar et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2020). Some studies extend findings from associations to a reciprocal predictive relationship between the two (Alghamdi, 2015;Bialowolski & Weziak-Bialowolska, 2020;Chen et al, 2017;Judge & Watanabe, 1993;Saari & Judge, 2004;Unanue et al, 2017) in validation of spillover, compensation and segmentation hypotheses (Judge & Watanabe, 1994). It is not surprising that life satisfaction is strongly related to job satisfaction when one considers life satisfaction's predictive effects on job performance (Jones, 2006) and its negative association with job stress (Lambert et al, 2018;Udayar et al, 2020).…”

İş Doyumu ve Yaşam Doyumu İlişkisi: Bir Kamu Kurumu Üzerinde Analitik Bir Araştırma

“…Literatür incelendiğinde çoğu araştırmada iş doyumu ile yaşam doyumu arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğu görülmektedir (Alghamdi, 2015;Özyer vd., 2015;Aşan ve Erenler, 2008;Avşaroğlu vd., 2005;Rode, 2004). Bununla birlikte iş doyumu ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkinin negatif yönlü olduğunu (Champoux, 1981) ya da iş doyumu ile yaşam doyumu arasında herhangi bir anlamlı ilişki bulunmadığını (Bergermaier vd., 1984) gösteren araştırmalara da rastlanılmaktadır (Köksal, 2014:55).…”

“…Bu bulgular literatürde "saçılma etkisi" diye ifade edilen iş doyumunun yaşam doyumunu pozitif bir şekilde etkilediği söylemine uygun düşmektedir. Gerek yabancı literatürde (Alghamdi, 2015;Naz, 2015;Rode, 2004) gerekse de yerli literatürde (Cindiloğlu vd., 2017;Aydıntan ve Koç, 2016;Yenihan vd., 2016;Yiğit vd., 2011;Turgut, 2010) buna benzer sonuçlara rastlamak mümkündür. Dolayısıyla bulguların mevcut literatür ile uyumlu olduğu söylenebilir.…”