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2019 - Volume 3 - Number 1

Correlates of Job Satisfaction Among Civil Servants Close to Retirement in Lagos State

Adedoyin-Alao Olusola * psadedoyin7@gmail.com
University of Lagos, Department of Business Administration, NIGERIA

Ajibola Abdulrahamon Ishola * ajibola_ishola@yahoo.co.uk * ORCID: 0000-0002-8208-9517 * ResearcherID: N-1745-2016
University of Ibadan, Department of Psychology, NIGERIA

Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2019, 3(1), 1-10 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0301.01001o
Online Published Date: 6 July 2019

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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KEY WORDS: job satisfaction, career transition readiness, self-efficacy, self-esteem, Lagos State public service.

ABSTRACT:
Job satisfaction is important as it informs the Human Resource department whether work is still meaningful at pre-retirement stage. Career transition variables promoting positive job-related attitude have not been appraised in available literature. This study perused the relationships between job satisfaction and career transition variables among civil servants nearing retirement in Lagos state. The study was a quantitative study which utilized the cross-sectional survey strategy to collect the data. One hundred and seventy-five (175) employees from selected ministries were sampled through a multi-stage sampling method. The research instrument was a self-report questionnaire and method of data analysis includes descriptive statistics and PPMC correlation analysis tested at p≤0.05. Career transition readiness, self-esteem, and self-efficacy relate to elevated job satisfaction. In addition, career support, control and decision correlated with low job satisfaction. Ultimately, the study demonstrated that being confident and preparedness for future roles increases job satisfaction at twilight of civil servants’ career. The implications for employees close to retirement were discussed.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Ajibola Abdulrahamon Ishola, University of Ibadan, Department of Psychology, NIGERIA. E-mail: ajibola_ishola@yahoo.co.uk.

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