Relationships between Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Life Satisfaction in the Teachers: A Structural Equation Modeling Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of life satisfaction and job motivation to job satisfaction in the teachers, and examining mediating roles of job motivation between the other two variables. The online form consisted of 24 items was voluntary filled by 264 teachers. A structural equation modeling analysis was carried out when analysing data. The fit indices of the hypothesized structural model indicated perfect fit the data. It was found that the life satisfaction was a significant predictor of teacher job motivation and job satisfaction. This means that as the life satisfaction level of teachers increased, the level of job motivation and satisfaction positively increased. We concluded that in order to increase job satisfaction of teachers, any action which might increase the motivation level and the life quality of the teacher should be supported by the schools and ministries.