Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Gender on Job Satisfaction of Primary School Teachers

Bhagat Singh,Arun Kumar

doi:10.12973/eu-jer.5.1.1

Abstract

<p style="text-align: justify;">The objective of the study was to find out the effect of EI and gender on job satisfaction of primary school teachers. A total of 300 (150 male and 150 female) primary school teachers were selected randomly for the study. Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Scale (TJSS) were used to collect the data. The study found a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. Regression analysis showed that emotional management and emotional maturity significantly predicted the job satisfaction. The results of the two-way ANOVA showed that the interaction effect of gender and EI was not significant. Results also showed that level of EI significantly affected the job satisfaction of primary school teachers. However, there is no significant difference between male and female teachers regarding the level of job satisfaction. There are other factors which affect job satisfaction but the role of EI cannot be neglected. So the level of EI must be taken into consideration in order to select the best teachers.</p>

Highlights

Nowadays teaching profession has become extremely challenging
Results of interaction effect between Emotional intelligence (EI) and gender on job satisfaction is shown in Table- 5
The outcomes of present study can be summed up into five major findings: First, EI and job satisfaction are positively and significantly correlated with each other; second, gender influences job satisfaction though the impact is statistically insignificant; third, emotional intelligence significantly influences job satisfaction; fourth, emotional intelligence and gender do not interact to influence job satisfaction; and fifth, all the five dimensions of EI jointly predict the job satisfaction and emotional management and emotional maturity significantly predict the job satisfaction in primary school teachers

Summary

Introduction

Nowadays teaching profession has become extremely challenging. In this age of computer and internet, information is just one click away from the students. Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Gender on Job Satisfaction of Primary School Teachers. In a study on 215 physical education teachers Mousavi, Yarmohammadi, Nosrat, and Tarasi (2012) found a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. Does emotional intelligence and gender interact to affect job satisfaction among primary school teachers?

Objectives

Results

Conclusion