Motivation and Hygiene Factors as Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Public Elementary School Teachers

This study examined the significance of the influence of motivation and hygiene factors on job satisfaction among public elementary school teachers of Kabacan, North Cotabato. A descriptive-correlational research design was utilized to investigate the relationship of the three variables. Additionally, stratified sampling was used to select respondents from public elementary schools. The responses from the validated adapted research instruments on motivation factors, hygiene factors, and job satisfaction were used as primary data for the study. The statistical tools used to analyze the collected data were mean, standard deviation, Pearson product-moment correlation, and regression analysis. The findings revealed that teachers exhibited a very high level of motivation primarily driven by intrinsic factors such as achievement, recognition, advancement, and growth. Similarly, the level of hygiene factors was very high indicating strong satisfaction with supervision, company policy, peer relationships, and job security, though salary and work conditions was very high. The level of job satisfaction was also very high with job responsibilities, work environment, and job security emerging as the strongest contributors. Correlation analysis showed that motivation factors have no significant relationship with job satisfaction whereas hygiene factors have a significant positive relationship. Regression analysis further confirmed that hygiene factors significantly predict job satisfaction, while motivation factors do not, explaining the variance in satisfaction levels.

Elementary education, motivation factors

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