Study of Social Factors on Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Nahavand City

Abstract

This research was conducted in order to have a study of social factors on job satisfaction of teachers in Nahavand city. Also, a survey methodology and a researcher-made questionnaire with a relatively high reliability and validity were used. The spss software was used for statistical analysis; also the correlation coefficient of Pearson, the multi-variable Regression and path analysis model were used. The population in this study were 2050 teachers, 330 of whom were selected as the sample based on Cochran formula. The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between independent variables (income, relative deprivation, job satisfaction, satisfying the needs , and patterns of consumption) and the job satisfaction of teachers. Analysis model also determined that 90 percent of the variance of job satisfaction variable was explained by the independent variables.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s3p186