SELF-ESTEEM AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY

Abstract

A sub-sample of 140 participants was extracted from a sample of 372 male teachers of an engineering university. The four job levels (Lecturers, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors) were equally represented. The Rosenberg global self-esteem, job facet and overall job satisfaction scales were used to measure the variables. The data were analyzed using average scores and inter-correlations. The results indicated a significant positive correlation between self-esteem and intrinsic job satisfaction for professors only, while other correlations were statistically non-significant. All groups of teachers reported moderate levels of self-esteem, job facet satisfaction, and overall job satisfaction. The discussion includes implications of the findings.