Aspirations and work-related quality of life in employees of multinational companies

Pages: 433-438
Justina W. Aranha Fernandes (Department of Psychology, Mewar University, Rajasthan)
Nandini Sanyal (Department of Psychology, St. Francis College for Women Begumpet, Hyderabad)
Muntaha Hussaini (St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet Hyderabad)
Saroj Arya (Department of Psychology, Mewar University Rajasthan)

The objective of the present study is to determine whether there is a relationship between aspirations and work related quality of life among freshmen and professionals working in multinational companies. A non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 120 employees, of which 60 were men and 60 women, aged between 22 and 29 years from Multinational Companies. The Aspiration Index Scale (Kasser & Ryan, 1996) that has 7 dimensions (viz., wealth; fame; image; personal growth; relationships; community; health) and the Work-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (Easton & Laar, 2012) that has 6 dimensions (viz., job & career satisfaction, general well-being, home-work interface, stress at work, control at work & working conditions) were administered on the employees. Results of the study indicated that the professionals reported better job career satisfaction than the freshmen (p<0.05). The study also reported significant correlations between the dimensions of aspirations and work-related quality of life. The dimension of stress at work was negatively correlated with relationships and community (p<0.05). The present study accentuates the significance of aspirations and their role in enhancing work- related quality of life among employees irrespective of their age and years of experience.