Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction among University Teachers
Abstract
The current study investigated the predictive relationship of emotional intelligence with job satisfaction among teachers. The sample comprised of 310 teachers (87school teachers, 133 colleges’ lecturers, and 90 teachers of public sector universities). Sample’s age range was 25-40 years (M=33.38; SD=4.727) and there was inclusion of both genders in sample (148 males and 162 females). The questionnaire administered were Job Satisfaction Survey Urdu version (Spector, 1985; Abbas & Khanam, 2015) and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (Petrides & Furnhm, 2006; Shahzad, et al., 2014) were administered. Results of regression analysis found emotional intelligence a significant predictor of job satisfaction. It is concluded that emotional intelligence plays a significant role to empower the teachers’ degree in job satisfaction.
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