The Effect of Job Satisfaction on Perception of Organizational Stress: The Regulatory Role of Gender and Marital Status

The purpose of this study is to determine the regulatory role of the gender and marital status of academicians in the perceived organizational stress effect of job satisfaction. Organizational stress can be defined as the stress experienced by the employee due to organizational policies, and job satisfaction can be defined as the individual s satisfaction with his/her job. In the study, in which quantitative research method was used, data were collected by questionnaire technique. The universe (N: 668) and the sample (n: 261) of the study consist of the academicians working at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University. Normality analysis, exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis were performed to determine the structural validity of the data obtained. The hypotheses of the study were analyzed and interpreted using the Process Macro (for SPSS) program developed by Hayes. As a result of the analysis, the negative effect of job satisfaction on the perception of organizational stress differs according to male and female academicians, and job satisfaction affects the perception of organizational stress in both female and male academicians. However, the negative effect of job satisfaction on organizational stress perceptions of female academicians was found to be stronger than male academicians. Secondly, the negative effect of job satisfaction on the perception of organizational stress differs according to married and single academicians. While job satisfaction of married academics significantly affects the perception of organizational stress, this effect is not significant for single academicians. According to the findings of the study, gender and marital status have a regulatory effect on the effect of academicians job satisfaction on their perceptions of organizational stress. However, while job satisfaction levels of women affect perceptions of organizational stress at a higher level than men, job satisfaction of married academicians affects their perception of organizational stress, while job satisfaction of single academicians does not affect their perception of organizational stress.