Job involvement, job satisfaction and psychological well-being among secondary school teachers in Kampala City

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between job involvement, job satisfaction and psychological well-being among secondary school teachers in Kampala City. A correlational survey study design with quantitative methods of data collection was used to collect data from a sample of 248 respondents, selected using stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (IBM SPSS version 25). The relationships between variables were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-Efficient. The mediation effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between job involvement and psychological well-being was tested using Baron and Kenny’s (1986) four-step method and the moderation effected was tested using PROCESS macro embedded in SPSS. The findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between job involvement and job satisfaction; job involvement is significantly related with total job satisfaction (r = .43, p ˂ .01), intrinsic job satisfaction (r = .21, p ˂ .01), and extrinsic job satisfaction (r = .52, p ˂ .01). The results also revealed a significant relationship between job satisfaction and psychological well-being: total job satisfaction (r = .34, p ˂ .01), intrinsic job satisfaction (r = .20, p ˂ .01), and extrinsic job satisfaction (r = .37, p ˂ .01). Also, there is a significant relationship between job involvement and psychological well-being (r = .23, p ˂ .01). Job satisfaction fully mediates and moderates the relationship between job involvement and psychological well-being. Therefore, it can be concluded that job involvement significantly relates with psychological well-being, and job satisfaction mediates and moderates the relationship. The Ministry of Education and Sports should establish practices that fully involve teachers in their job which will ultimately enhance their psychological well-being to effectively deliver quality teaching services.