Construct validity of the job satisfaction among lecturers: An analysis of confirmatory factors

Employee job satisfaction is an important factor that must be considered every organization. This study aims to determine job satisfaction at lecturers at University of "X", test the validity and reliability of construct job satisfaction scale, to know the contribution of aspects and indicators in reflecting job satisfaction, and test the theoretical model of job satisfaction fit with empirical data. The population of this study amounted to 402 lecturers with characteristic status as a permanent lecturer, has worked at least 1 year and male and female sex. The sample size is 202 subjects. Subjects consisted of 119 (58.9%) women and 83 (41.1%) men. Sampling technique using probability sampling is by simple random sampling. Methods of data collection using job satisfaction scale. Data analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with 2nd Order CFA through Lisrel program 8.80. The result of the analysis shows that the lecturer at University of "X" has job satisfaction in high enough category. Job satisfaction is reflected by the aspect of the job itself, salary, promotion, supervision, and colleagues are valid, significant and reliable to measure job satisfaction. The most dominant aspect that reflects job satisfaction is the aspect of promotion, with indicators are justice gained to get promotions and opportunities to get promotions. The lowest aspect that reflects job satisfaction is the job itself that is the perception of its work and the individual's feelings toward the job. The theoretical model of job satisfaction variables is fit with empirical data. The main fit model criteria used in testing the suitability of this model are Chi Square p, RMSEA, NFI, NNFI, CFI, IFI, GFI, AGFI