Quantitative Inquiry on Employees’ Mental Health Status, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment of a State University in Central Luzon, Philippines

Camuyong, Christian Sam F.1*, Decena, Cyrem F.2, Reyes, Karl Chistian3, Gregorio, Maria Chello L.4, & Pajela, Katrina E.5

1-5 President Ramon Magsaysay State University, Iba, Zambales, Philippines
1Project Leader/Editor/ Data Collector
2Statistician
3,4 Editor/ Data Collector
5Editor
*ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4585-0511
DOI – http://doi.org/10.37502/IJSMR.2024.71010

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Abstract

The study aimed to determine the job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and mental health status of employees of a state university. More so, it sought to assess the significant difference in the employees’ level of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, mental health status according to their profile. In addition, the relationship of these variables was also analyzed. The study utilized a descriptive quantitative approach to identify the level of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and mental health status of the 384 conveniently selected employees of a state university in Central Luzon, Philippines. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in analyzing the collected data through Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) version 23 software. The study found out the employees of a state university differ on their job satisfaction, organizational commitment and mental health status, when grouped according to their profile. The study also inferred that there is an inverse correlation between the employees’ mental health status and their satisfaction; and on the employees’ organizational commitment and their mental health status. Conversely, the study implied that as satisfaction of employees increases, their organizational commitment also increases.

Keywords:  Employees, job satisfaction, mental health status, organizational commitment, state university

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