The Association of Family Functioning with Job Satisfaction and Job Security in Female Teachers

Objective: The purpose of the study was to ascertain the association of family functioning with job satisfaction and job security in female teachers of secondary schools in Isfahan City. Methods: The sample size consisted of ۱۰۳ female teachers of secondary schools in Isfahan City selected through the convenience sampling method. To collect the data the Family Assessment Instrument Questionnaire (FAD) by Epstein, Baldwin, and Bishop (۱۹۸۳), Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) by Weiss et al. (۱۹۶۷), and Job Security Questionnaire (JSQ) by Nisi, Waghfouri, and Khaki (۲۰۰۸), were used to collect the data. To analyze the data Pearson correlation coefficient and Structural Equation Modeling using SPSS – IBM ۲۲ and Smart PLS ۳ was run. Results: Job satisfaction was significantly positively associated with family functioning and its sub–scales. Job security was significantly positively associated with general family functioning and its sub–scales. Eventually, the results of structural equation modeling indicated that general family functioning was positively associated with job security (p<.۰۵), but it did not have any significant association with job satisfaction. Conclusion: It is concluded that family functioning has a unique effect on the job security of female teachers but it does not have a significant effect on job satisfaction.

Keywords:

family functioning , Job Security , job satisfaction , Female Teachers