Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction Amongst Australian University Academics and Future Workforce Implications

Bentley, Peter James; Coates, Hamish; Dobson, Ian R.; Goedegebuure, Leo; Meek, V. Lynn

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5434-8_3

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“…salary, extra resources), is a crucial component that positively influences satisfaction in any job. Departmental influence is also crucial as it influences how a faculty member evaluates relationships with departmental/institutional decision-makers and thus job satisfaction (Drakich et al, 2012;Bentley, Coates, Dobson, Goedegebuure, & Meek, 2013).…”

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Factors Affecting Stress among Faculty Members of Public Universities in the Philippines: A Multiple Regression Analysis

Tan¹

2017

IJPS

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This study focused on particular demographic and education-related factors that contribute to the stress levels of public university faculty members in the Philippines. Participants in this study were part-time or full-time faculty members of Philippine public universities and were teaching at least a class during the First Semester of Academic Year 2016-2017. Participants were tasked to answer a survey, online or paper format, consisting of 3 instruments and other questions. Responses from 100 participants were then analyzed with multiple regression as the main statistical analysis. Results showed part-time/full-time status, age, job satisfaction and negative religious coping as significant predictors of faculty stress. Other performed analyses also revealed significant negative correlations between job satisfaction and stressors related to reward and recognition and departmental influence. In addition, though faculty members preferred positive religious coping as a coping strategy over negative religious coping, a significant positive correlation was noted between the 2 types. Recommendations were made for future studies related to stress among public university faculty members in the Philippines.

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Factors Affecting Stress among Faculty Members of Public Universities in the Philippines: A Multiple Regression Analysis

Tan¹

2017

IJPS

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“…The National University Stress Study compared two surveys (2000 and 2003/4) of 447 academics and found that increasing work pressure predicted increasing work–home conflict and psychological strain 22. Another survey from 2004 to 2008 showed that Australian academics were less satisfied with their work–home balance compared with employees in other industries 23 24. Advances in technology have added to the personal workloads of all Australians, creating time poverty and household stress 25.…”

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The impact of funding deadlines on personal workloads, stress and family relationships: a qualitative study of Australian researchers

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ObjectiveTo examine the impact of applying for funding on personal workloads, stress and family relationships.DesignQualitative study of researchers preparing grant proposals.SettingWeb-based survey on applying for the annual National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant scheme.ParticipantsAustralian researchers (n=215).ResultsAlmost all agreed that preparing their proposals always took top priority over other work (97%) and personal (87%) commitments. Almost all researchers agreed that they became stressed by the workload (93%) and restricted their holidays during the grant writing season (88%). Most researchers agreed that they submitted proposals because chance is involved in being successful (75%), due to performance requirements at their institution (60%) and pressure from their colleagues to submit proposals (53%). Almost all researchers supported changes to the current processes to submit proposals (95%) and peer review (90%). Most researchers (59%) provided extensive comments on the impact of writing proposals on their work life and home life. Six major work life themes were: (1) top priority; (2) career development; (3) stress at work; (4) benefits at work; (5) time spent at work and (6) pressure from colleagues. Six major home life themes were: (1) restricting family holidays; (2) time spent on work at home; (3) impact on children; (4) stress at home; (5) impact on family and friends and (6) impact on partner. Additional impacts on the mental health and well-being of researchers were identified.ConclusionsThe process of preparing grant proposals for a single annual deadline is stressful, time consuming and conflicts with family responsibilities. The timing of the funding cycle could be shifted to minimise applicant burden, give Australian researchers more time to work on actual research and to be with their families.

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“…Most studies of this topic have looked at job satisfaction and considered factors that alter it (Bentley et al, 2013). Quite often factors which improve job satisfaction (e.g.…”

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Stress and Well-Being of University Staff: An Investigation Using the Demands-Resources- Individual Effects (DRIVE) Model and Well-Being Process Questionnaire (WPQ)

Williams¹,

Thomas²,

Smith³

2017

PSYCH

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Research suggests that university staff have high stress levels but less is known about the well-being of this group. The present study used an adapted version of the Demands-Resources-Individual Effects (DRIVE) model to investigate these topics. It also used the Well-Being Process Questionnaire (WPQ) which consists of single items derived from longer scales. One hundred and twenty university staff participated in an online survey. The single items had good concurrent validity and estimated reliability. Factor analyses showed that single items and the longer scales loaded on the same factor. Work characteristics could be sub-divided into two factors (resources and demands), as could personality (positive personality and openness/agreeable/conscientious), coping (positive and negative coping) and outcomes (positive well-being and negative outcomes such as stress and anxiety). Results from regressions showed that positive well-being was predicted by positive personality and positive coping. Negative outcomes were predicted by job demands and negative coping. Overall, the study has demonstrated the utility of the adapted DRIVE model and shown that a short single item measuring instrument can quickly capture a wide range of job and psychosocial characteristics.

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Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction Amongst Australian University Academics and Future Workforce Implications

Cited by 37 publications

References 21 publications

Factors Affecting Stress among Faculty Members of Public Universities in the Philippines: A Multiple Regression Analysis

Factors Affecting Stress among Faculty Members of Public Universities in the Philippines: A Multiple Regression Analysis

The impact of funding deadlines on personal workloads, stress and family relationships: a qualitative study of Australian researchers

Stress and Well-Being of University Staff: An Investigation Using the Demands-Resources- Individual Effects (DRIVE) Model and Well-Being Process Questionnaire (WPQ)

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