Influence of Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction - Mediation Effect of Job Ethics and Job Engagement
AUTHORS
YoungMok Kim, Department of Clinical Psychology, NungIn University, Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
HeeJung Lee, Department of Naturopathic, Dongbang Culture University,Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea
Sela Lim*, Department of Clinical Psychology, NungIn University, Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
ABSTRACT
This study explored the correlation of K pharmaceutical company's Staff for job characteristics and job satisfaction to confirm the mediation model and path of job ethics and job engagement. To this end, data were collected from 366 survey results conducted by 370. The survey consisted of, the job characteristics scale and job satisfaction scale, job ethics scale, and job engagement scale. Bootstrapping methods were used by the author to verify the average and standard deviation of variables, and to create the mediation model of how job characteristics relate to job satisfaction, job ethics, and job engagement. To verify the average and standard deviation of variables and mediation model of how job characteristics to job satisfaction through, job ethics and job engagement the author used bootstrapping methods. For the research result, this study presented descriptive statics for each variable of respondents' and conducted correlation analysis among job characteristics to job satisfaction through job ethics and job engagement (β=.046, C.I[.021~.075]). And job characteristics to job satisfaction through job ethics (β=.000, C.I[-.039~.042]). And job characteristics to job satisfaction through job engagement (β=.185, C.I[.126~.249]) And job characteristics to job satisfaction (β=.221, C.I[.147~-.294]). Furthermore, the pathway model showed significant relationships among job characteristics, job satisfaction, job ethics, and job engagement. The mediation analysis revealed that there were meaningful correlations among job characteristics, job, job satisfaction, job ethics, and job engagement in pharmaceutical company's staff.
KEYWORDS
Job, Characteristics, Satisfaction, Ethics, Engagement
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