Job satisfaction, grit and associated factors of job satisfaction among Thai working adults who are currently undertaking their graduate studies in Thailand

Abstract

Whether in health care or business organizations, most individuals spend a large part of their lives at work attempting to be successful therefore an understanding of factors involved in job satisfaction is relevant to improving the well - being of a large number of individuals in an important aspect of their lives. The basic premises underlying the study of job satisfaction, grit, and associated factors of job satisfaction among Thai working adults who are currently undertaking their graduate studies in Thailand is the belief that increasing job satisfaction will improve well-being of individuals, increase productivity and thus the effectiveness of organizations. Objectives of this study are therefore two-folds; to study the level of job satisfaction and association between job satisfaction and grit among Thai working adults who are currently undertaking their graduate studies in Thailand. A sample size of 294 full - time working adults who are currently undertaking postgraduate degrees is selected randomly from four universities in Thailand: National institute of development administration (NIDA), Naresuan University, Assumption University and Bangkok University. The 12-item Grit Scale (GRIT-S) which was developed by Angela Duckworth and her associates and questions to measure the level of job satisfaction and job autonomy which were formulated from the underlying concepts critically examined and discussed from the review of literature and research section by the researcher were used in this study. Research findings reveal that the majority of respondents tend to have moderate levels of job satisfaction (52.79%), followed by 24.08% of high level of job satisfaction and 23.13% of low level of job satisfaction with the mean score of 3.75. In addition to this, there is a low positive relationship between grit and job satisfaction (r = 0.13, P = 0.01). This suggests that as the level of grit increases, we can predict slightly higher levels of job satisfaction.