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| Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun |
| This study aimed to explore the nature of the relationships between occupational stress, occupational motivation, and job satisfaction, with a focus on the mediating role of job satisfaction and the moderating effects of gender and years of experience from the perspective of schoolteachers in the Sultanate of Oman. A descriptiveanalytical approach was employed, and a questionnaire on stress, motivation, and job satisfaction among schoolteachers was utilized as the data collection tool, randomly distributed to 764 schoolteachers in Oman. Descriptive analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and structural equation modelling (SEM) were used to test the study's model and hypotheses. The results showed a negative relationship between occupational stress and both occupational motivation (_ = -0.586, p < 0.05) and job satisfaction (_ = -0.597, p < 0.05). A positive relationship was also found between job satisfaction and occupational motivation (_ = 0.181, p < 0.05). Additionally, the results indicated a partial mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between occupational stress and occupational motivation (_ = -0.108, p < 0.05). The study also revealed a significant moderating role of gender in the relationship between occupational stress and occupational motivation, as well as between occupational stress and job satisfaction, but not between job satisfaction and occupational motivation. Similarly, a significant moderating role of years of experience was found in the relationship between occupational stress and occupational motivation, and between occupational stress and job satisfaction, but not between job satisfaction and occupational motivation. This study contributes to the literature as one of the few studies focusing on the assessment of occupational stress, occupational motivation, and job satisfaction among schoolteachers in the Arab and Omani contexts. The study also provides a set of recommendations aimed at enhancing occupational motivation and job satisfaction among schoolteachers, helping them to overcome occupational stress throughout their careers. |
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