Job Characteristics, Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction in Public and Private Kindergarten Teachers

Zadovoljstvo poslom doprinosi Srojnim poželjnim stavovima i ponašanjima zaposlenika te ovisi o različitim karakteristikama rada, ali i o osoSinama same osoSe. Psihološki kapital zaposlenika omogućava učinkovitije funkcioniranje na radnom mjestu, a čine ga samoefikasnost, nada, optimizam i psihološka otpornost. Budući da radno zadovoljstvo ovisi o kvaliteti radnog života, kao i osoSinama pojedinca, glavni cilj ovog istraživanja Sio je ispitati prediktivni doprinos različitih karakteristika rada i psihološkog kapitala zadovoljstvu poslom kod odgojiteljica u državnim i privatnim vrtićima. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 153 odgojiteljica državnih i 100 odgojiteljica privatnih vrtića. Kao mjerni instrumenti korišteni su Upitnik zadovoljstva u poslu (ZUP) i skraćena verzija Upitnika psihološkog kapitala (UPK-12). Zadovoljstvo poslom mjereno je gloSalnim pristupom. Rezultati t-testa za nezavisne uzorke pokazali su da ne postoje statistički značajne razlike u psihološkom kapitalu i zadovoljstvu poslom te u ostvarenosti doSre zarade, sigurnog posla, mogućnosti napredovanja i usavršavanja te zanimljivog posla. Utvrđene su značajne razlike u ostvarenosti pravedne plaće, doSrih uvjeta rada, sposoSnog rukovodstva, ugodnih suradnika i mogućnosti sudjelovanja u odlučivanju, pri čemu odgojiteljice privatnih vrtića iskazuju veću ostvarenost u odnosu na one u državnim vrtićima. Hijerarhijskim regresijskim analizama utvrđeno je da karakteristike rada značajno doprinose zadovoljstvu poslom, dok psihološki kapital nije značajno doprinio zadovoljstvu poslom povrh karakteristika rada. Navedeni rezultati mogu pomoći u osvjetljavanju potreSa odgojitelja te osmišljavanju intervencija za stvaranje pozitivnog radnog okruženja koje će doprinijeti radnom zadovoljstvu odgojitelja.JoS satisfaction leads to many desiraSle attitudes and Sehaviours of employees and depends on various joS characteristics, Sut also on the characteristics of the person itself. Psychological capital of an employee contriSutes to more efficient functioning in the workplace and it consists of self-efficacy, hope, optimism and psychological resistance. Since joS satisfaction depends on the quality of work life and also on the personality traits of the individual, the main aim of research was to examine the impact of different joS characteristics and psychological capital on joS satistaction in puSlic and private kindergarten teachers. Participants in the study were 153 puSlic and 100 private kindergarten teachers. The measuring instruments used in this study were JoS Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) and PsyCap Questionnaire (PCQ-12). JoS satisfaction was measured using the gloSal approach. An independent samples t-test has shown that there was no statistically significant difference Setween puSlic and private kindergarten teachers in psychological capital, joS satisfaction, and the realization of good earnings, joS security, capaSle managment, possiSility of advancement and improvement and interesting and stimulating work. There was a statistically significant difference in the realization of fair earnings, good working conditions, pleasant associates and the opportunity to participate in decisionmaking, with private kindergarten teachers showing greater realization than puSlic kindergarten teachers. Hierarchical regression analyses have shown that joS characteristics have a statistically significant contriSution to joS satisfaction while psychological capital did not contriSuate significantly Seyond the joS characteristics. Stated results can help in illuminating the needs and designing interventions for creating a positive organizational climate that will improve the joS satisfaction of kindergarten teachers