The Relationship between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Loneliness at the Workplace

Abstract

Problem Statement: Emotional circumstances of the teachers are one of the most significant variables that determine their professional efforts and performance. In this context, some the research has shown that teachers' job satisfaction and loneliness at the school both have unique aspects. Gradually raising interest on loneliness and job satisfaction of teachers has brought a new question on whether there is a significant relationship between teachers' job satisfaction and loneliness at school.

The mediating role of work alienation in the effect of workplace loneliness on nurses’ performance

“…Thus, people prefer not to share their feelings and thoughts with them (Wright et al, 2006). The literature includes studies reporting that workplace loneliness is associated with organisational commitment, burnout (Asık, 2016), organisational cynicism (Alper Ay, 2015), organisational trust, job stress, job satisfaction (Aytac, 2015;Tabancali, 2016), turnover intention (Demirbas & Hasit, 2016) and job performance (Ozcelik & Barsade, 2011). Although these studies did not survey nurses, they are still worthy of note to underline the importance of the subject.…”

Psychological (In)Flexibility Mediates the Effect of Loneliness on Psychological Stress. Evidence from a Large Sample of University Professors

“…This result is relevant since it supports the key role of the core skills involved in successfully dealing with adverse private events (psychological flexibility), in particular, painful feelings of loneliness to prevent or mitigate psychological stress in college professors. Interventions aim to foster psychological flexibility may reduce stress-related problems and burnout rates in college professors by providing adaptative skills to deal with adverse private events [ 19 , 41 ]. Moreover, the results of this study support the idea that work overload and avoidance as coping skills predict exhaustion in this sample, the core component of burnout [ 42 ].…”

“…Loneliness, which is defined as “the perception of isolation or discrepancy between perceived and desired social support” [ 16 ] has also been associated with poorer physical and mental health [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. In turn, loneliness in the workplace has been defined as “the anguish caused by the perception of a lack of good quality interpersonal relationships among employees in a work environment” [ 20 ].…”

The Relationship Between Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Job Satisfaction Levels: A Meta-Analysis Study

“…Bu yönlerin güçlendirilmesi, öğretmenlerin sınıf öz yeterliklerini de artıracaktır (Asthon ve Webb, 1986, aktaran Canrinus vd., 2012. Okul ortamında öğretmenler arasındaki ilişkinin niteliği, öğretmenlerin mesleki çabalarını ve performanslarını, iş doyumlarını belirlemektedir (Tabancalı, 2016). Sosyal arkadaşlık ilişkilerinin desteklenerek, öğretmenlerin yalnızlığa düşmesinin önlenmesi, performans ve iş doyumu üzerinden olumlu etkiler yaratacaktır.…”