Mediating and moderating roles in the association between teachers' job satisfaction and psychological well-being

Merve Çörtük; Hakan Koğar

doi:10.21449/ijate.1789257

Mediating and moderating roles in the association between teachers' job satisfaction and psychological well-being

Abstract

This study examined the mediating role of life satisfaction and the moderating role of organizational commitment in the relationship between teachers’ job satisfaction and psychological well-being. The sample consisted of 317 teachers working in public and private schools. Data were collected through an online survey including measures of job satisfaction, psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation analyses were conducted using PROCESS Macro (Models 4, 1, and 14) with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Results indicated that life satisfaction significantly mediated the association between job satisfaction and psychological well-being (b = .318). Organizational commitment significantly moderated the direct effect (b = -.011), although the conditional indirect effect was not statistically significant. The findings suggest that job satisfaction influences psychological well-being primarily through life satisfaction, while organizational commitment plays a limited contextual role.

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Akdeniz University, 989974

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English

Subjects

Measurement Theories and Applications in Education and Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Merve Çörtük ^*
0000-0002-7687-2206
Türkiye

Hakan Koğar
0000-0001-5749-9824
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

April 13, 2026

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September 23, 2025

Acceptance Date

February 18, 2026

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Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

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https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1789257

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https://izlik.org/JA22ZM93HZ

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Çörtük, M., & Koğar, H. (2026). Mediating and moderating roles in the association between teachers’ job satisfaction and psychological well-being. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1789257