Psychological Contract and Job Satisfaction of Secondary School Teachers in Kampala District
Abstract
The study sought to find out the relationship between psychological contract and job satisfaction
among secondary school teachers in Kampala district. The study intended to achieve the following
objectives, to examine the levels of psychological contract, to determine the levels of job
satisfaction and finally to find out the relationship between psychological contract and job
satisfaction. A correlational study design was used in the study to establish the relationship
between the two variables. The study used a total sample of 174 respondents who were subjected
to simple random sampling technique of sampling. Data was then collected using self-administered
questionnaires. The researcher analyzed data using statistical package for social scientist version
23 (SPSS) and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to test the hypothesis. The levels of
psychological contract were found to be high. Results revealed fairly high levels of job satisfaction.
Findings also revealed that there is a non-significant relationship between psychological contract
and job satisfaction (r=.-032, p>0.05) and, the levels of psychological contract and job satisfaction
among secondary school teachers are relatively and fairly high respectively. There is relatively no
significant relationship between the two variables. Several policies should be drafted by line
ministry (education and sports) to support teachers’ well-being.