Psychological empowerment and job satisfaction of engineers in a petrochemical industry

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between psychological empowerment and job satisfaction of engineers in a chemical industry. A cross-sectional design was used. Stratified random samples of engineers (N=91) were taken. The Measuring Empowerment Questionnaire and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. Pearson-moment correlations indicated a correlation of large effect between psychological empowerment and job satisfaction. Overall empowerment was found to be positively related to all satisfaction subscales. Positive correlations of large effect were obtained between job satisfaction and meaning, impact, and self-determination. A positive correlation of medium effect was obtained between job satisfaction and competence. Multiple regression analysis indicated that 70.5 per cent of the variance of job satisfaction was explained by subdimensions of psychological empowerment, although impact was not found to hold a significant amount of predictive value with regard to job satisfaction.

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Job insecurity, extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction and affective organisational commitment of maintenance workers in a parastatal

South African Journal of Business Management ◽

10.4102/sajbm.v36i2.625 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 27-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

J. H. Buitendach ◽

H. De Witte

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Job Insecurity ◽

Measuring Instruments ◽

Organisational Commitment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

Random Samples ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Intrinsic Job Satisfaction ◽

The Relationship

The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between job insecurity, job satisfaction and affective organisational commitment of maintenance workers (N = 178) in a parastatal in Gauteng. A cross-sectional design was used. Stratified random samples of maintenance workers (N = 178) were taken. The Job Insecurity Inventory, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and Organisational Commitment Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. The results revealed small but significant relationships between job insecurity and extrinsic job satisfaction and job insecurity and affective organisational commitment. Job satisfaction was found to mediate the relationship between job insecurity and affective organisational commitment.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION, JOB SATISFACTION, AND WORK MOTIVATION TO WORK PRODUCTIVITY (INVESTIGATION ON WORKERS IN THE WELDING SECTION OF RACK PRODUCTION AT UD. KING RACK, SURABAYA, INDONESIA)

The Indonesian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.20473/ijph.v16i3.2021.404-415 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 404

Author(s):

Ni'matul Mawaddah ◽

Indriati Paskarini

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Work Motivation ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Primary Data ◽

Spearman Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Coefficient Corrélation ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Keywords Education ◽

The Relationship

ABSTRACTUD. King Rack Surabaya is a rack production home industry. The production process includes welding of the rack structure. This study aims to analyze the relationship between education, job satisfaction, and work motivation to the work productivity of workers in the welding section of rack production at UD. King Rack, Surabaya, Indonesia. This is an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The study sample used a total population of 12 workers. Data were taken in the form of primary data tested with the Spearman correlation test. The results of the analysis show that the majority of respondents graduated from elementary school and the majority of respondents' job satisfaction was high. However, majority of respondents' work motivation was moderate and the majority of respondents' work productivity was low. The results of the Spearman correlation analysis indicate a relationship between education and work productivity (correlation coefficient = 0.475) as well as work motivation and work productivity (coefficient correlation = 1.000). There was no relationship between job satisfaction and work productivity. To increase work productivity, daily standards for the number of racks to be produced by workers need to be set. Besides that, it is important to give praise and appreciation to the workers in order for them to produce racks that are above the work standard. Keywords: education, job satisfaction, work motivation, work productivity

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Role of Happiness: Mediating Digital Technology and Job Performance Among Lecturers

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.593155 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Yuni Ros Bangun ◽

Adita Pritasari ◽

Fransisca Budyanto Widjaja ◽

Christina Wirawan ◽

Anggara Wisesa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Job Performance ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

The Relationship ◽

Oxford Happiness Questionnaire

PurposeHappiness has been the most important goal for humans throughout history and is a significant issue among university lecturers facing a rapid digital technology change. It is usually described as a well-being state, feeling satisfied and contented, consisting of positive happenings in an individual’s life concerning the social, spiritual, economic, psychological, and physiological spheres. This research examines the relationship between happiness, attitudes toward technology, and lecturers’ job performance in higher education.Design and MethodologyThis research design was a cross-sectional design that asked the respondents from lecturers of Institut Teknologi Bandung, one of the best universities with technology-based education in Indonesia, to complete a group of well-validated questionnaires. The questionnaires mentioned earlier include the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and three other newly constructed questionnaires, made to measure attitude toward digital technology, job satisfaction, and job performance.FindingsThis research confirmed that happiness fully mediated the relationship between attitude toward digital technology and job performance. Additionally, this research also confirmed that happiness partially mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. These results implied that a positive attitude toward digital technology and higher job satisfaction would lead to happier lecturers who increase their job performance.OriginalityThis study suggests that a positive attitude toward technology has a higher impact than job satisfaction as determinant factors of happiness and its association with lecturers’ job performance such as universities, especially Institut Teknologi Bandung as a technologically advanced workplace environment. Additionally, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire framework, frequently used in studies of other countries, is now being used in the context of an Indonesian case study, precisely to measure happiness among lecturers in Indonesian higher education.

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The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment on the Relationship Between Emotional Labor and Work Engagement of Teachers

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648404 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Gozde Sezen-Gultekin ◽

Mustafa Bayrakcı ◽

İbrahim Limon

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Emotional Labor ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the mediating role of teachers’ organizational commitment (OC) on the relationship between their emotional labor (EL) and work engagement (WE). The study employed a cross-sectional design. The sample of the study consisted of the teachers working in Sakarya province of Turkey. They participated in the study voluntarily and responded scale items online. The findings showed that teachers’ perceptions of EL, OC and WE is relatively high. Also, there are statistically significant and positive correlations among variables. On the other hand, the findings confirmed the hypotheses. Teachers’ EL predicts their OC and WE. Additionally, OC predicts WE and plays a mediating role on the relationship between EL and WE. Based on the findings some suggestions were made.

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An Investigation into the Mediating Effects of Organizational Commitment Between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2019(iv-ii).40 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol IV (II) ◽

pp. 307-316

Author(s):

Nazim Ali ◽

Zahid Ali ◽

Adnan Khan

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Organizational Behavior ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Psychological Capital ◽

Measuring Instruments ◽

Positive Organizational Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

The Relationship

The main objective of this study was to investigate not only the relationship between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement but also to test the mediating role of Organizational Commitment. A cross-sectional design was used. Data was collected from 226 nurses of the threelarge hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan. The PCQ, UWES-9 and Meyer and Allen (1991) scales were used as measuring instruments. The results of the study reveal a significant relationship between 1) Psychological Capital and Work Engagement, 2) Psychological Capital and Organizational Commitment, 3) Organizational Commitment and Work Engagement. It was also found that Organizational Commitment partially mediated the relationship between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement. The study will further contribute to the existing literature on positive organizational behavior.

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To Go or Not To Go: The Relationship between Commuting and Withdrawal Behavior

International Journal of Human Resource Studies ◽

10.5296/ijhrs.v5i2.7441 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 39

Author(s):

Onur Emre ◽

Meral Elci

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Statistical Power ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Withdrawal Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of the study is to check if the costs of commuting reduces job satisfaction and lead to withdrawal. A cross-sectional design is implemented by electronic surveys through a snowball sampling (N=210) . Regression analysis and SPSS extension called PROCESS is used. Study could not generate enough statistical power to point out a relationship between the time spent during the commute and withdrawal behaviour, between the money spent during the commute and withdrawal behaviuor, between time spent during the commute and job satisfaction. The hypothesized interaction of job satisfaction both on the relationship between the time spent during the commute and withdrawal, and the money spent during the commute and withdrawal behaviour are not supported. The results concluded that monetary costs of commuting reduces job satisfaction, job satisfaction mediates the relationship between the time spent during the commute and withdrawal behaviour. Job satisfaction also found to mediate the relationship between monetary costs of commuting and withdrawal behaviour.

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Objective and Subjective Outcomes in Patients with Hearing Aids: A Cross-Sectional, Comparative, Associational Study

Audiology and Neurotology ◽

10.1159/000516623 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Xunyi Wang ◽

Yun Zheng ◽

Gang Li ◽

Jingzhe Lu ◽

Yan Yin

Keyword(s):

Hearing Aids ◽

Patient Reported Outcomes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Objective Tests ◽

The Difference ◽

Potential Factors ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

The Relationship ◽

Subjective Outcomes

Introduction: Outcome assessment for hearing aids (HAs) is an essential part of HA fitting and validation. There is no consensus about the best or standard approach for evaluating HA outcomes. And, the relationship between objective and subjective measures is ambiguous. This study aimed to determine the outcomes after HA fitting, explore correlations between subjective benefit and acoustic gain improvement as well as objective audiologic tests, and investigate several variables that may improve patients’ perceived benefits. Methods: Eighty adults with bilateral symmetrical hearing loss using HAs for at least 1 month were included in this study. All subjects completed the pure tone average (PTA) threshold and word recognition score (WRS) tests in unaided and aided conditions. We also administered the Chinese version of International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), to measure participants’ subjective benefits. Objective HA benefit (acoustic gain improvement) was defined as the difference in thresholds or scores between aided and unaided conditions indicated with ΔPTA and ΔWRS. Thus, patients’ baseline hearing levels were taken into account. Correlations were assessed among objective audiologic tests (PTA and WRS), acoustic gain improvement (ΔPTA and ΔWRS), multiple potential factors, and IOI-HA overall scores. Results: PTA decreased significantly, but WRS did not increase when aided listening was compared to unaided listening. Negative correlations between PTAs and IOI-HA scores were significant but weak (r = −0.370 and r = −0.393, all p < 0.05). Significant weak positive correlations were found between WRSs and IOI-HA (r = 0.386 and r = 0.309, all p < 0.05). However, there was no correlation among ΔPTA, ΔWRS, and IOI-HA (r = 0.056 and r = −0.086, all p > 0.05). Moreover, 2 nonaudiological factors (age and daily use time) were significantly correlated with IOI-HA (r = −0.269 and r = 0.242, all p < 0.05). Conclusions: Correlations among objective audiologic tests, acoustic gain, and subjective patient-reported outcomes were weak or absent. Subjective questionnaires and objective tests do not reflect the same hearing capability. Therefore, it is advisable to evaluate both objective and subjective outcomes when analyzing HA benefits on a regular basis and pay equal attention to nonaudiological and audiological factors.

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Psychological Empowerment and Job Satisfaction: A Meta-analytic Review

Vision The Journal of Business Perspective ◽

10.1177/0972262921994350 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 097226292199435

Author(s):

Jain Mathew ◽

Sridevi Nair

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Direct Relation ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Organizational Settings ◽

Analytic Review ◽

The Relationship ◽

Intervening Variables

Studies in the area of psychological empowerment have been on the rise since early 1990s. Given the large amount of information available, the researchers aim to consolidate findings, in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of the concept and its relation to job satisfaction of employees in organizations. The researchers have identified 50 studies, set in varied cultural and organizational settings. The data from these studies form the basis of the analysis in this paper. A meta-analysis of the findings of the chosen studies was conducted. This is followed by a systematic review of literature, to identify a few probable intervening variables that modify the relationship. The findings of the analysis suggest that the direct relation between psychological empowerment and job satisfaction is positive, strong and statistically significant. The study supports the validity of one of the earliest models explaining the relation. The paper establishes that the direct relation between psychological empowerment and job satisfaction is strong, positive and significant. The variations in the strength of the relationship is due to the presence of certain intervening variables like culture, age, educational qualification and experience.

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Status Quos Are Made to be Broken: The Roles of Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Empowerment, and Voice Behavior

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211006734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402110067

Author(s):

Sehrish Ilyas ◽

Ghulam Abid ◽

Fouzia Ashfaq ◽

Muhammad Ali ◽

Wasif Ali

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Transformational Leadership ◽

Social Exchange ◽

Social Exchange Theory ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Employee Voice ◽

Voice Behavior ◽

Multiple Mediation ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship

Employee voice behavior has attained significant attention in contemporary research due to its positive consequences for both workers and employers. Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study examined the mediating role of job satisfaction and psychological empowerment on the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s voice behavior. Data were collected through survey questionnaires by utilizing a three-wave time-lagged study design from employees from diverse private and public sector organizations in Pakistan. The parallel multiple mediation is tested through Hayes’s process macro. The results indicate that job satisfaction and psychological empowerment partially mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s voice behavior. Further analysis depicts that both job satisfaction and psychological empowerment leveraged under transformational leadership act as parallel mediators and have no statistical significant difference between them. The theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

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Impact of Environmental Moral Education on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Do Psychological Empowerment and Islamic Religiosity Matter?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041604 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1604

Author(s):

Abida Begum ◽

Liu Jingwei ◽

Maqsood Haider ◽

Muhammad Maroof Ajmal ◽

Salim Khan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Moral Education ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Environmental Behaviour ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Global Environmental Problems ◽

Global Environmental ◽

The Relationship

In light of increasing concerns about global environmental problems, environmental moral education is assumed to have a significant influence on the pro-environmental behaviour of students. Within the past decade, several higher education institutes have acknowledged the importance of integrating sustainability into the educational curriculum to have a focused and explicit impact on society. The current study investigated the relationship between environmental moral education and pro-environmental behaviour while drawing upon insights from the conservation of resource theory. The relationship among the aforementioned variables was studied for the mediating role of psychological empowerment and the moderating effect of Islamic religiosity. Data were collected from 429 university students with a cross-sectional approach. The data were analysed using “structural equation modelling” and “PROCESS” analytical techniques. The results of the study followed the predicted conceptual model, that is, environmental moral education was positively related to pro-environmental behaviour. Furthermore, psychological empowerment partially mediated the aforementioned relationship, while Islamic religiosity moderated the relationships between environmental moral education and pro-environmental behaviour as well as between environmental moral education and psychological empowerment. These findings reinforce the importance of environmental moral education and Islamic religiosity in understanding the Muslim student’s ecological behaviours.

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