Job satisfaction and social comparison levels of teachers working for state schools Devlet okullarında görev yapan öğretmenlerin iş doyumu ve sosyal karşılaştırma düzeylerinin incelenmesi

The main purpose of this study is to determine primary and secondary level teachers’ job satisfaction and social comparison levels. In line with this general aim, the relationship between the teachers’ personal data and job satisfaction and social comparison levels were researched. The research sampling was 185 teachers composed of 105 female and 81 male participants. Research data were gathered through Minnesota Job Satisfaction and Social Comparison questionnaires, respectively. According to the research findings, there is no statistically meaningful difference between the teachers’ gender, position at the school, experience in teaching and their job satisfaction and social comparison levels. However, the research shows that school level, teachers’ marital status and age have affected the teachers’ job satisfaction levels. Accordingly, primary teachers’ general job satisfaction level is higher than secondary level teachers’ general job satisfaction level. Single teachers’ external job satisfaction level is also higher than married teachers’ external job satisfaction level. General job satisfaction level is the highest with the teachers at the age of 20-25, but it is the lowest with the teachers at the age of 31-35. There is also a significant correlation between teachers ‘educational level and their social comparison levels. Besides, it has been found out that there is positive correlation between teachers’ job satisfaction and social comparison levels. Ozet Bu arastirmanin amaci, ilkogretim ve ortaogretimde gorevli ogretmenlerin is doyum ve sosyal karsilastirma duzeylerinin tespit edilmesidir. Bu genel amaca paralel olarak, ogretmenlerin kisisel ozellikleri ile is doyum ve sosyal karsilastirma duzeyleri arasindaki iliski incelenmistir. Arastirma orneklemi 104’u kadin, 81’i erkek olmak uzere toplam 185 ogretmenden olusmaktadir. Arastirma verileri Minnesota is doyum anketi ve sosyal karsilastirma olcegi kullanilarak elde edilmistir. Arastirma bulgularina gore; cinsiyet, okuldaki pozisyon ve mesleki kidem ile ogretmenlerin is doyumlari ve sosyal karsilastirma duzeyleri arasinda iliski bulunmamistir. Calisilan okul kademesi, medeni durum ve yas degiskenleri ile is doyum duzeyleri arasinda iliski oldugu belirlenmistir. Buna gore ilkogretimde gorev yapan ogretmenlerin genel is doyumu daha yuksektir. Bekârlarin dissal is doyumu evlilere gore daha fazladir. Dissal ve genel is doyumu 20-25 yas grubunda en yuksek, 31-35 yas grubunda ise en dusuktur. Egitim durumlari degiskeni ile sosyal karsilastirma arasinda da anlamli bir iliski bulunmustur. Ayrica is doyum duzeyleri ile sosyal karsilastirma arasinda pozitif bir korelasyon oldugu anlasilmistir.