School Counsellors’ Job Satisfaction: What is the Role of Counselling Self-Efficacy, Trait Anxiety and Cognitive Flexibility?

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-215
Author(s):  
Fatih Aydin ◽  
Hatice Odaci
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
School Counsellors

AbstractThe aim of the present study is to investigate the role of counselling self-efficacy, trait anxiety and cognitive flexibility in predicting job satisfaction of school counsellors. The study was conducted according to a correlational research design. The sample group consisted of 99 female and 77 male school counsellors voluntarily participating in the study. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, Job Satisfaction Scale, Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scale, Trait Anxiety Inventory and Cognitive Flexibility Inventory. The data were analysed with Pearson product-moment correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. According to the research findings, the job satisfaction of school counsellors was identified to have moderate significant correlations with counselling self-efficacy, trait anxiety and cognitive flexibility. Counselling self-efficacy and trait anxiety were each concluded to be significant predictors of job satisfaction. Finally, cognitive flexibility was found not to be a significant predictor of job satisfaction. The results are interpreted and discussed in accordance with the relevant literature.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKPLACE BULLYING AND JOB SATISFACTION IN OMAN’S HOTEL SECTOR: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL SELF-EFFICACY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Asma Shughail Aqib Al Hashimi ◽  
Adi Anuar Azmin
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Hotel Sector ◽  
The Relationship

An inclusive workplace helps in achieving effective performance at all organisational levels. Workplace bullying is recognised as a global phenomenon tremendously influencing self-efficacy and employees’ job satisfaction. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between workplace bullying and job satisfaction with the mediating role of occupational self-efficacy in the hotel sector in Oman. The cross-sectional research was carried out in three hotels in Oman. The data were collected from 400 employees working in middle and low management in hotels in Oman. Additionally, data were gathered using the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised, the Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Generic Job Satisfaction Scale. Preliminary data analysis and regression analysis were performed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Meditational analysis was conducted with PROCESS macro written by Hayes. The findings highlighted that workplace bullying correlates with job satisfaction positively and negatively with occupational self-efficacy. Occupational self-efficacy was negatively correlated with job satisfaction. Regression analysis showed that workplace bullying was a significant predictor of job satisfaction. However, occupational self-efficacy did not significantly mediate the relationship between workplace bullying and job satisfaction. The mediational analysis confirmed that occupational self-efficacy did not mediate the relationship between workplace bullying and job satisfaction. Management must develop and concentrate on building an inclusive work environment to reduce workplace bullying and harness occupational self-efficacy. Practical steps must be taken to deliver the interventions that can empower the employee to tackle workplace bullying and improves self-efficacy. This study also identified limitations and future research options.

scholarly journals Analysis of various variables including social support and marital adjustment as predictors of job satisfaction for nursesHemşirelerin iş doyumlarının yordayıcısı olarak sosyal destek, evlilik uyumu ve bazı değişkenler açısından incelenmesi

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatice Kumcağız ◽  
Züleyha Güner
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Predictive Variables

This study aimed to determine how some variables including social support, marital harmony, gender, age, age at marriage, duration of marriage, partner’s job status, number of children, marriage type, income level, and responsibility sharing for housework and child care can predict nurses’ job satisfaction. The study was carried out with nurses, who worked at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine and had been married for at least one year depending on their willingness for participation. In conclusion, a total of 406 married nurses- 280 (69%) females and 126 (31%) males- were included in the study sample. For data collection, we used the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale to determine participants’ job satisfaction; the Marital Adjustment Test to determine the level of adjustment in marriage; the Family and Friends Support Scale to determine the perceived level of support from family and friends and, last but not the least, the Personal Information Form developed by the authors to obtain information on other predictive variables. As the study data did not show normal distribution, we used the non-parametric Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal - Wallis H test for analyses. The predictive variables of marital adjustment were evaluated using the Linear Regression Analysis. While the Spearman correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between scales, the Cronbach’s Alpha was used to estimate the reliability of the tests. Ultimately, gender, age, duration of marriage, income level, housework, responsibility for child care and marriage type were found to have a significant predictive role on marital adjustment of nurses. Moreover, the regression model aiming to express nurses’ marital adjustment through job satisfaction and perceived support from family and friends yielded significant results. ÖzetBu çalışmada sosyal destek, evlilik uyumu ile cinsiyet, yaş, evlenme yaşı, evlilik süresi, eşin çalışma durumu, çocuk sayısı, evlenme şekli, gelir durumu, ev işlerini yapma, çocukların bakım sorumlulukları gibi değişkenlerin hemşirelerin iş doyumlarını ne ölçüde yordadığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmaya Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi’nde çalışan ve en az bir yıldır evli olan araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan hemşireler dâhil olmuştur. Çalışma kapsamına 280’i (%69) kadın, 126’sı (%31) erkek olmak üzere toplam 406 evli hemşire çalışma grubu olarak alınmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak, bireylerin iş doyumlarını belirleyebilmek için Minnesota İş Doyum Ölçeği, evlilik uyum düzeylerini belirleyebilmek için Evlilikte Uyum Ölçeği, algılanan aile ve arkadaş destek düzeyini belirleyebilmek için Aile ve Arkadaş Destek Ölçeği ile yordayıcı diğer değişkenlere ilişkin bilgi elde etmek için de araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilmiş olan Kişisel Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler normal dağılım göstermediğinden analizlerde parametrik olmayan yöntemlerden Mann Whitney U ve Kruskal - Wallis H testi kullanılmıştır. Evlilik uyumunu yordayan değişkenler lineer regresyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir.  Ölçekler arasındaki korelasyon Spearman korelasyon analizi ile ölçeğin güvenilirliği Cronbach Alfa ile incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak hemşirelerin evlilik uyumunu, cinsiyet, yaş, evlilik süresi, eşin çalışma durumu, gelir durumu, ev işlerini yapma şekli, çocuğun bakım sorumluluğunu alma ve evlenme şeklini manidar olarak yordadığı bulunmuştur. Yine açıklanan sonuçlara hemşirelerin evlilik uyumunu, iş doyumu, algılanan aile ve arkadaş destek ile açıklanmaya çalışılan regresyon modeli anlamlı sonuçlandığı saptanmıştır.

Coping Humor as a Mediator Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peizhen Sun ◽  
Jennifer J. Chen ◽  
Hongyan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Regulation Of Emotion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Abstract. This study investigated the mediating role of coping humor in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job satisfaction. Participants were 398 primary school teachers in China, who completed the Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Coping Humor Scale, and Overall Job Satisfaction Scale. Results showed that coping humor was a significant mediator between EI and job satisfaction. A further examination revealed, however, that coping humor only mediated two sub-dimensions of EI (use of emotion and regulation of emotion) and job satisfaction. Implications for future research and limitations of the study are discussed.

The potential role of an activity-based guitar program on the anxiety and fulfillment levels of younger relatives of cancer patients: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
pp. 025576142110273
Author(s):  
Erkan Sülün ◽  
Hüseyin Olgaçer ◽  
Hakkı Cengiz Eren
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Signed Rank Test ◽  
Total State ◽  
Rank Differences

In this study, the authors evaluated the potential role of an activity-based guitar training program on reducing anxiety and providing fulfillment for younger relatives of cancer patients. Ten active members of KHYD (The Society for Relatives of Cancer Patients), between ages 11 and 17 participated in an 8-week guitar education program. The participants filled out two questionnaires before and after their engagement in the 8-week program, one to measure changes in their anxiety levels (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and the other to measure changes in their general fulfillment levels (Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale). Wilcoxon signed rank test, as well as descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of data. Mean rank differences were observed to be statistically significant with respect to total state and trait anxiety scores; in both cases, the participants’ scores decreased after their engagement in the program. Statistically significant mean rank differences were also observed in the overall MSLSS scores and its “friends” and “environment” sub-dimensions; with respect to these, participants’ scores increased after their engagement in the program. Recommendations for more comprehensive, larger-scale studies are given at the end.

Yoga for Psychological Wellbeing in Modern Life and Contexts

2018 ◽  
pp. 316-334
Author(s):  
Ingunn Hagen ◽  
Stine Kofoed ◽  
Usha Nayar
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Albert Bandura ◽  
Motivation And Learning

In this chapter, we will address how Yoga may contribute to psychological wellbeing. The chapter will be based on review of relevant literature in the backdrop of the theoretical framework of Self-Efficacy developed by Albert Bandura in his comprehensive ‘social cognitive theory of human motivation and learning'. Illustrations are included from our study: “Yoga to promote young people's mental health and well-being?” First, we will address some current social tendencies that contribute to everyday stress and challenges to people's general wellbeing. Second, we aim to have some conceptual clarification related to the concepts in our title “Yoga for psychological wellbeing”. Third, we will address how Yoga may function as a tool for self-regulation and its relationship with self-efficacy. Fourth, we will describe how Yoga is perceived as a mean to cope with stress. We will discuss how different people use Yoga to cope with stress, and how this partly relates to the role of Yoga as a tool for self-regulation.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy for instructional leadership: relations with perceived job demands and job resources, emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, and motivation to quit

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1343-1366
Author(s):  
Cecilie Skaalvik
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Motivation To Quit

Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore associations between school principals’ self-efficacy for instructional leadership, their perceptions of work-related demands and resources, emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, and motivation to leave the principal position (quit). Four hundred and forty-seven principals in elementary school and high school participated in a survey study. Data were analyzed by means of confirmatory factor analyses and SEM analyses. Self-efficacy for instructional leadership was negatively associated with the perception of all job demands and positively associated with the perception of all job resources in the study. In the SEM analysis, the associations between (a) self-efficacy and (b) emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, and motivation to quit were indirect, mediated through the perception of job demands and job resources.

Job Satisfaction in Rehabilitation Case Managers: The Role of Organisational Commitment and Climate, Occupational Self Efficacy, and Perceived Competencies

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathie Collinson ◽  
Ross Flett ◽  
Jocelyn Handy ◽  
Judy Brook ◽  
Fiona Alpass
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Intrinsic Job Satisfaction

We examined relations between organisational perceptions (organisational commitment, organisational climate), personal evaluations (occupational self efficacy, skills/competencies) and subsequent job satisfaction (extrinsic and intrinsic) among a group of 101 New Zealand rehabilitation case managers. Analyses indicated that organisational commitment, organisational climate and perceived skills/competencies made a significant contribution to the prediction of extrinsic job satisfaction while organisational climate alone was a significant predictor of intrinsic job satisfaction. Despite a number of limitations, the findings have implications for the understanding of die occupational dynamics of rehabilitation service provision and illustrate the importance of a continued research focus on the antecedents and consequences of job satisfaction in rehabilitation professionals.

scholarly journals Burnout and wellbeing of teacher candidates: The mediator role of cynicism

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuad Bakioğlu ◽  
Zafer Kiraz
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Mediator Role

El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar el papel mediador del cinismo en la relación entre el agotamiento y el bienestar. Los participantes fueron 326 maestros candidatos [189 (58%) mujeres, 137 (42%) hombres, Medad = 23.14 años, SD = 2.36] que completaron los cuestionarios el grupo de Burnout Measure Short Version, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Life with Satisfaction Scale y el Hunter Cynicism Scale. Los datos fueron analizados utilizando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales. Se realizó un análisis de arranque para determinar los efectos indirectos. Los resultados mostraron que el agotamiento predijo el cinismo de manera positiva y el bienestar de manera negativa, y que el cinismo predijo el bienestar de manera negativa. Se encontró además que se confirmó el modelo de ecuación estructural que proponía que el agotamiento tenía un efecto directo e indirecto a través del cinismo sobre el bienestar. Los resultados del estudio se discutieron a la luz de la literatura relevante, y se hicieron sugerencias para futuros estudios. The aim of this study was to investigate a mediator role of cynicism in the relationship between burnout and wellbeing. Participants were 326 teacher candidates [189 (58%) female, 137 (42%) male, Mage = 23.14 years, SD = 2.36] who completed questionnaires package the Burnout Measure Short Version, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Life with Satisfaction Scale and the Hunter Cynicism Scale. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. A bootstrapping analysis was conducted in order to determine any indirect effects. The results showed that burnout predicted cynicism positively and wellbeing negatively, and that cynicism predicted wellbeing negatively. It was further found that the structural equation model that proposed that burnout had a direct and an indirect effect through cynicism on wellbeing was confirmed. The results of the study were discussed in the light of relevant literature, and suggestions for future studies were made.

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