JOB SATISFACTION, EMOTION REGULATION, STRESS RELATIONS AND AGING

Authors : Mehmet Y. Yahyagil, Simay Ikier

Pages : 43-51

Doi:10.14783/maruoneri.677301

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Publication Date : 2009-01-10

Article Type : Research

Abstract :This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotion regulation, perceived global stress and job satisfaction by taking into account the changes due to aging. Survey method was used to collect data on measures of job satisfaction, emotion regulation, and stress. Two emotion regulation strategies, reappraisal (regulation of cognition) and suppression (regulation of the behavior) were considered. Data were analyzed by using structural equation modeling, and conventional statistical analysis. Findings show that emotion regulation is associated with decreased stress and increased job satisfaction, and stressors in life do not need to be work-related to decrease job satisfaction. Managerial style, job control, and job insecurity also highly influence job satisfaction. Emotion regulation increases in older age, and emotion regulation is associated with job satisfaction only in older, but not in younger adults.
Keywords : Job Satisfaction, Stress, Emotion Regulation, Aging, Structural Eguation Modeling