A study of empathy and self-confidence and their effect on job satisfaction of teachers

Pages:97-99
Anil Bansidhar Wagh (Department of Psychology, Dagdojirao Deshmukh College, Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra)

Study investigated how empathy, self-confidence affects the job satisfaction of primary teachers of AMC school of Aurangabad city. Total 80(D.Ed. teachers) were randomly selected from Aurangabad municipal corporation schools to participate in the study. Two psychological tests were used to data collection. These tests are multivariable personality inventory by Dr. B.C. Muthayya and job satisfaction scale by Dr. Meera Dixit. Data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation coefficients & t test. The results were found significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels. It was then suggested that when increasing the value of empathy & self-confidence then the value of job satisfaction also increased. The female teachers have more job satisfaction than male teachers.