RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB COMMITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELLORS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

People tend to engage in one job or the other in order to satisfy their needs, and when they fail to satisfy such needs, they may become unfulfilled and less committed to the job. This study investigated the relationship between job satisfaction and job commitment of secondary school Guidance Counsellors in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Three research questions guided the study while one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was adopted by the researcher. A total of 221 secondary school Guidance Counsellors made up the population of the study. The whole population of the 221 Guidance Counsellors were included in the study, hence no sampling was done. Two research instruments namely; Job Descriptive Index (JDI) and Job Commitment Questionnaire (JCQ) were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient value the instruments are as follows; r = 0.69 for JDI and 0.70 for JCQ. Copies of the instruments were distributed through direct delivery approach. Summated scores was used for answering the research questions 1-2, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer research question 3 while t-test of significance of relationship was used in testing of the hypotheses.

The findings of the study showed among others, that there is a significant low positive relationship between the job satisfaction of Guidance Counsellors in Anambra State and their job commitment. From the findings of the study, the researcher made some recommendations which include improving the working environment of the school Guidance Counsellors and organising seminars and workshops to improve their job satisfaction in order for them to remain committed to their job.