Relationship between grit and job satisfaction among Thai working adults who are currently undertaking their graduate studies in Thailand
Keywords:
Grit, job satisfaction, Thai working adultsAbstract
Background: 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.
Objectives: The basic premises underlying the study of the relationship between grit and job satisfaction are the belief that increasing job satisfaction will improve well-being of individuals, increase productivity and thus the effectiveness of organizations. The objectives of this study are to study the level of grit and association between grit and job satisfaction among Thai working adults who are currently undertaking their graduate studies in Thailand.
Methods: A sample size of 294 full-time working adults who are currently undertaking postgraduate degrees are randomly selected from four universities in Thailand: National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Naresuan University, Assumption University and Bangkok University.
Results: Research findings reveal that Thai working adults who are currently undertaking their graduate studies in Thailand tend to be somewhat gritty with the mean score of 3.4, and when we look closer at the Grit score for the two subscales, the results indicate the mean score of 3.1 for Consistency of Interest and 3.7 for Perseverance of Effort. In addition to this, there is a low positive relationship between grit and job satisfaction (r = 0.137, P = 0.019).
Conclusion: As the level of grit increases, we can predict higher levels of job satisfaction. Therefore, it is important for individuals to learn to cultivate grit culture as it increases job satisfaction and will, in turn, improves the well-being of individuals, increase productivity and thus raises the effectiveness of organization, health-care or business organizations alike.
