Investigating the Effect of Mental Health on Managers' and Staffs' Job Satisfaction in Technical and Vocational Colleges in Alborz Province

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1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran

2 Graduate, Master of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The current study is conducted in an attempt to investigate the effect of mental health about job satisfaction among managers and staffs in technical and vocational colleges in Alborz province on the basis of descriptive correlation method. The population comprises all managers and employees of technical and vocational colleges in Alborz province who were 214 participants. The sample is selected on the basis of census method which is equal to the statistical population. The data collection tool is the questionnaire of mental health (GHQ) and Job Description Index questionnaire. The data is analyzed and discussed according to descriptive and inferential statistics. The obtained results revealed that there is a meaningful and reverse relationship between the mental health and job satisfaction among managers and employees. In addition, there is a significant and reverse relationship between mental health in the dimensions of physical symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression and job satisfaction.

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