Impact of Self-Esteem and Work Motivation on Job Satisfaction Among Newly Appointed Assistant Professors in Chhattisgarh State

Background: Any society’s educational advancement greatly benefits from the contributions of assistant professors. It is crucial for them to be satisfied with their work. Job satisfaction has been proven to be positively impacted by both work motivation and self-esteem. Aim: The study’s objective was to examine how self-esteem and work motivation among newly hired assistant professors in the state of Chhattisgarh influenced their job satisfaction. Setting and Design: The state government organized an orientation program for newly appointed assistant professors where data was collected. All 154 assistant professors present in the orientation program were included in the study sample. Co-relational design was used for present research. Methods and Material: Data were collected via questionnaires. Job satisfaction questionnaire constructed by Dr. Amar Singh and Dr T R Sharma, Work Motivation Scale constructed by Dr Poorva Jain and Satish Suyawanshi and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale by Rosenberg were applied. Statistical Analysis: Statistics like Pearson’s product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were utilized to examine the data. Work motivation (x = 27.01) was moderate while self-esteem (x = 69.27) and job satisfaction (x = 76.38) of the respondents were high. Results and Conclusion: The study found that the respondents’ job satisfaction is significantly influenced by their level of work motivation and self-esteem. (F = 102.58; df = 2; 151; p < 0.001). The study further revealed that 57.6% (Adj. R2 = 0.576) of the total variance in job satisfaction of the assistant professors was accounted for by their work motivation and self-esteem.