Relationship Between Interpersonal Communication and Job Satisfaction

Abstract

Job satisfaction refers to the extent to which employees feel content, fulfilled, and positively evaluate various aspects of their work and work environment. Interpersonal communication involves the exchange of messages, ideas, and information between individuals. The aim of the study is to explore the relationship between interpersonal communication and job satisfaction among working adults of age 25-40. To measure the variables interpersonal communication and job satisfaction, standardized tests, namely Interpersonal Communication Skills Inventory and Generic Job Satisfaction Scale were used. Inferential statistics was used (Pearson correlation and linear regression) to test the hypothesis. Another objective of the present study was to see if interpersonal communication acts as a predictor of job satisfaction. The correlation between interpersonal communication and job satisfaction was studied using Pearson’s correlation. The results showed that there was a significantly positive relationship between the two variables (0.283, p = 0.001). This recommends that as interpersonal communication is upgraded, working grown-ups will quite often encounter an expanded job satisfaction, underlining the compelling job relational correspondence can play with regards to work fulfillment.