The effect of teachers' traits on job satisfaction.

摘要

The purpose of this study is to describe the extent to which selected factors are predictive of teachers' job satisfaction. This was accomplished through the collection and analysis of multiple measures of teachers' traits. The criterion variable was teachers' perceived job satisfaction. The predictor variables were teachers' perceived involvement and participation, teachers' perceived motivation, grade level of instruction, stipend recipient, and years of teaching experience.; The population for this study was comprised of teachers from the Houston Independent School District. Permission was granted by all parties involved. The study proposed three research questions: (1) To what extent can teachers' traits (i.e. teachers' perceived job involvement, teachers' perceived motivation, grade level of instruction, stipend recipient, and years of teaching experience) predict their job satisfaction? (2) Of the traits which is the best predictor of the job satisfaction of teachers? (3) To what extent do teachers' perceived traits predict job satisfaction over and above their actual traits?; The results of the data analysis supported the first research hypothesis, there was a statistically significant combined effect on the relationship between teachers' traits and their job satisfaction, R2 = .32, adjusted R2 = .24, F (5, 46) = 4.34 p = .003.; The second research hypothesis stated measures of teachers' perceived motivation have the highest correlation with teachers' perceived job satisfaction. The results of the data analysis did not support the hypothesis. The correlation between the measures of teachers' perceived involvement and participation, and teachers' perceived job satisfaction was found to be the highest, r = .50, p .001.; The third research hypothesis stated measures of teachers' perceived traits will be statistically greater than their actual traits. The results of the data analysis supported the hypothesis, R2 = .258, adjusted R2 = .228, F (2, 49) = .8.52, p .001. The measures of the actual traits did not significantly predict over and above the perceived traits, R2 change = .06, F (3, 46) = 1.41, p = .252.