Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape
Abstract Understanding the factors that determine teachers’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction is fundamental in the education sector, since these two constructs are directly related to teacher effectiveness and the quality of education. Despite their importance, there is little research...
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| description | Abstract Understanding the factors that determine teachers’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction is fundamental in the education sector, since these two constructs are directly related to teacher effectiveness and the quality of education. Despite their importance, there is little research on these constructs in Latin America in general, and specifically in the Ecuadorian educational system. The objective of this work is thus to identify the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that influence the organizational commitment and job satisfaction of teachers in Ecuador, and to establish whether there is any relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. To that end, an exploratory theoretical model based on the aforementioned variables is developed and tested on a sample of 6,316 Ecuadorian teachers, using structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with partial least squares (PLS). The results reveal a significant relationship between both extrinsic and intrinsic factors and job satisfaction, as well as between these factors and organizational commitment. Furthermore, both extrinsic and intrinsic factors indirectly influence job satisfaction through organizational commitment. These findings underscore the importance of considering both external and internal aspects of work in efforts to promote job satisfaction and organizational commitment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0bdfc7d60b5a4d11a93b7dbf2251dc492025-08-20T03:13:12ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-02-0113111410.1186/s40359-025-02471-zUnveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscapeGuzmán Antonio Muñoz-Fernández0Rossana Dolores Toala-Mendoza1Miguel González-Mohíno2Miryam Elizabeth Félix-López3Faculty of Law and Economics and Business Administration, University of CordobaFaculty of Law and Economics and Business Administration, University of CordobaFaculty of Law and Economics and Business Administration, University of CordobaArea of the Public Administration Degree. Higher Polytechnic School of Agriculture of Manabí “Manuel Félix López”Abstract Understanding the factors that determine teachers’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction is fundamental in the education sector, since these two constructs are directly related to teacher effectiveness and the quality of education. Despite their importance, there is little research on these constructs in Latin America in general, and specifically in the Ecuadorian educational system. The objective of this work is thus to identify the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that influence the organizational commitment and job satisfaction of teachers in Ecuador, and to establish whether there is any relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. To that end, an exploratory theoretical model based on the aforementioned variables is developed and tested on a sample of 6,316 Ecuadorian teachers, using structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with partial least squares (PLS). The results reveal a significant relationship between both extrinsic and intrinsic factors and job satisfaction, as well as between these factors and organizational commitment. Furthermore, both extrinsic and intrinsic factors indirectly influence job satisfaction through organizational commitment. These findings underscore the importance of considering both external and internal aspects of work in efforts to promote job satisfaction and organizational commitment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02471-zPrimary and secondary school teachersEducational systemJob satisfactionOrganizational commitmentEcuador |
| spellingShingle | Guzmán Antonio Muñoz-Fernández Rossana Dolores Toala-Mendoza Miguel González-Mohíno Miryam Elizabeth Félix-López Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape BMC Psychology Primary and secondary school teachers Educational system Job satisfaction Organizational commitment Ecuador |
| title | Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape |
| title_full | Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape |
| title_short | Unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction: insights from Ecuador's educational landscape |
| title_sort | unveiling the nexus of teacher commitment and job satisfaction insights from ecuador s educational landscape |
| topic | Primary and secondary school teachers Educational system Job satisfaction Organizational commitment Ecuador |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02471-z |
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