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ABSTRACT
The present study deals with gender difference in job satisfaction in non IAS/IPS sector employees of West Bengal. Attempts were also made to assess their different psychosocial aspects. The sample size was 50 (male-25 and female-25). Each group was consisted respondents age ranging between 22-35 years and having minimum 2 years of job experience. The data were collected from constables, head constables, sub inspectors and traffic police of west Bengal. Job satisfaction scale, Subjective well being inventory, interpersonal relationship inventory and Oxford happiness inventory were administered to assess level of job satisfaction, subjective sense of well being, quality of interpersonal relationship and level of happiness. Results revealed that there is no significant difference between two gender in selected psychosocial correlates and there is no significant association between job satisfaction and other selected correlates in the present investigation. The results of the present study can be fruitful for further research studies.
Key words: Job satisfaction, Psychological correlates, Non IAS/IPS sector, Gender difference
INTRODUCTION
The concept of job satisfaction has been developed in many ways by many different researchers and practitioners. One of the most widely used definitions in organizational research is that of Locke (1976), who defines job satisfaction as "a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one's job or job experiences" (p. 1304)(Locke, E.A. (1976)). Others have defined it as simply how content an individual is with his or her job; whether he or she likes the job or not (Spector, P.E. (1997)).
A more recent definition of the concept of job satisfaction is from Hulin and Judge (2003), who have noted that job satisfaction includes multidimensional psychological responses to an individual's job, and that these personal responses have cognitive (evaluative), affective (or emotional), and behavioural components (Hulin, C. L., & Judge, T. A, 2003). Job satisfaction scales vary in the extent to which they assess the affective feelings about the job or the cognitive assessment of the job. Affective job satisfaction is a subjective construct representing an emotional feeling individuals have about their job. Hence, affective job satisfaction for individuals reflects the degree of pleasure or happiness their job in general induces. Cognitive job satisfaction is a more objective and logical evaluation of various facets of a job....