Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Self- Efficacy with Job Satisfaction

The purpose of the research was studying the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy with job satisfaction among high school teachers. The study population consisted of all high school teachers in Kermanshah in 90-91 academic school year and the number was 1451 persons, among whom 300 persons, including 142 males and 158 females, were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Research tools included Shrinkʹs Emotional Intelligence questionnaire, Shererʹs Self-Efficacy and the Job Descriptive Index respectively. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression method has been used for data analysis. Results showed that the correlation between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction, self-efficacy and job satisfaction is significant in error level 0/01. The stepwise regression showed that among the predictive variables, only self-efficacy in the rate of 4/4 percent is a predictor for the variance in job satisfaction. Among components of emotional intelligence, self awareness was the only component which was able to explain and predict the variance in job satisfaction. These results indicate that the more EI -especially with the component of self awareness-and self-efficacy teachers have, the more job satisfaction they have.