Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 25 no. 7 (2024)

Correlational Analysis of Work and Life Satisfaction of Females Working Beyond 8 Hours

Anne Katherene Viloria | Mhariz Franzel Billardo | Eugene Glenn Dela Cruz | Gil Virrey | Nicole Kate Aganus

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The purpose of the study is to examine the correlation between the work and life satisfaction of women working beyond eight hours a day in their respective workplaces. Participant sampling came from different working professions in the National Capital Region and Cavite, Philippines, consisting of 50 respondents aged 20 and above. Researchers used criteria-based purposive sampling in selecting the participants to help generate the target respondents for the study. Likert-scale survey questionnaires were utilized to gather the data needed for the study. Moreover, the study used a correlational research design to measure the relationship between life and work satisfaction among the respondents. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA to analyze the level of life satisfaction and work satisfaction when grouped according to the demographic profile of the respondents and the Pearson correlation coefficient (r) to better understand the correlation between the said variables. The findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in the levels of life satisfaction and work satisfaction when grouped according to the demographic profile. Moreover, there is a highly significant correlation in terms of the life and work satisfaction of female employees who work beyond eight hours a day.



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