著者

田中 規子

出版者

昭和女子大学女性文化研究所

雑誌

昭和女子大学女性文化研究所紀要 = Bulletin of the Institute of Women's Culture Showa Women's University (ISSN:09160957)

巻号頁・発行日

no.46, pp.81-95, 2019-03-31

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Most recent job satisfaction studies are quantitative rather than qualitative in their methodology. Therefore, this research employs interviews to clearly elucidate the elements of job satisfaction. The sample for this investigation was formed by 16 people who have lived in the metropolitan area in Tokai and Kansai district, and who are currently employed. The results obtained from the analysis of the interviews clarified that job satisfaction can be explained through four elements: evaluation or recognition, personal growth, wages, and life satisfaction. The examination clearly demonstrates that overall job satisfaction is related both to intrinsic and extrinsic motivation under conditions of positive human relationships within an office. The findings also reveal that the sense of job satisfaction is further influenced by an individual’s feeling of fulfillment in personal life, indicating a synergy between job and life satisfaction.