Investigation of Factors Predicting Job Satisfaction of School Counselors in Turkey

Abstract

is also considered to be important for the school counselling profession because school counsellors’ high level of job satisfaction is assumed to have positive effects not only on them but also on their students and accordingly on the education system. Therefore, it is thought that it is important to examine the factors that predict job satisfaction of school counsellors. For this purpose, this study was conducted on 194 (female=145 and male=49) school counsellors in Turkey. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was a significant positive relationship between school counsellors’ job satisfaction and professional self-esteem and a negative relationship between their job satisfaction and amorality. In addition, job satisfaction of school counsellors working in the private sector was found to be higher than those working in the public sector. It was found that job satisfaction of school counsellors did not differ significantly according to gender, age and school level variables.

Keywords

• School counsellors
• Job satisfaction
• Professional self-esteem
• Psychological counselling and guidance

Türkiye'deki Okul Psikolojik Danışmanlarının İş Doyumunu Yordayan Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Öz

İş doyumu, bireylerin mesleklerine yönelik tatmin algıları olarak tanımlanabilir. Bu kavramın okul psikolojik danışmanlığı mesleği için de önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir, çünkü okul psikolojik danışmanlarının yüksek düzeydeki iş doyumlarının sadece kendileri değil, öğrencileri ve buna bağlı olarak eğitim sistemi üzerinde de olumlu etkileri olduğu varsayılmaktadır. Bu nedenle okul psikolojik danışmanlarının iş doyumunu yordayan faktörlerin incelenmesinin önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu amaçla bu araştırma Türkiye'de 194 (kadın=145 ve erkek=49) okul psikolojik danışmanı üzerinde yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, okul psikolojik danışmanlarının iş doyumu ile mesleki benlik saygısı arasında pozitif yönde, iş doyumu ile ahlaksızlık arasında ise negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca özel sektörde çalışan okul psikolojik danışmanlarının iş doyumlarının kamuda çalışanlara göre daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Okul psikolojik danışmanlarının iş doyumlarının cinsiyet, yaş ve okul düzeyi değişkenlerine göre anlamlı düzeyde farklılaşmadığı bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Okul psikolojik danışmanı
• İş doyumu
• Mesleki benlik saygısı
• Psikolojik danışma ve rehberlik

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