Abstract
This paper presents a study about the relationship between attitudes toward safety regulations and job satisfaction among commercial motor vehicle operators in Chile. 318 truck drivers were recruited during 2012. Results show that the principal predictor of attitudes toward safety regulations is job satisfaction, after time driving in this occupation. These findings suggest that trust in work safety is relevant for a risky profession, as the studied.
Highlights
Job satisfaction is a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences (Locke, 1976)
This study results are congruent with the few studies on job satisfaction in drivers of commercial vehicles: higher workload is a predictor of dissatisfaction (De Croon et al, 2002; Díaz Mamani & Choque Cahuantico, 2019; Gavilanes Gavilanes, 2020)
It is consistent with research in other areas that indicates that better incomes or salary are associated with job satisfaction (Judge et al, 2010; Mora Romero & Mariscal Rosado, 2019)
Summary
Job satisfaction is a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences (Locke, 1976). Job satisfaction refers to affects and judgments people make about their job (Cuadra Peralta & Veloso Besio, 2007), how much it is valued and whether it is a source of pleasure (Aziri, 2011). This subjective dimension of work is of relevance since it stands as a source of identity of individuals (Hulin, 2002) and predicts work performance (Judge, Thoresen, Bono, & Patton, 2001; Mora Romero & Mariscal Rosado, 2019). Different explanatory factors of job satisfaction have been examined. The relationship between job satisfaction and satisfactory workplace safety has been examined (Gyekye, 2005)
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