Introduction: Job involvement is defined as one’s psychological dependence on his/her job. Employees with high job involvement
pay more attention to their job. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between teachers’
job involvement and demographic characteristics in Kermanshah (Iran) secondary
schools during 2013.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was
performed on 211 teachers (161 male and 50 female). Data were collected using
the Job Involvement Scale. The collected data were analyzed using Spearman’s
correlation coefficient, independent t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
P values less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Results: The teachers’ mean age and work experience were 32.21 and
8.49 years, respectively. Low, moderate, and high levels of job involvement were
detected in 22.3%, 54.5%, and 23.2% of the teachers, respectively. Job
involvement was significantly higher in married teachers than single subjects
(p = 0.027). Moreover, teachers without a second job had higher job involvement
than those with a second job (p = 0.006). There were no statistical
correlations between job involvement and age, sex, work experience, or level of
education.
Conclusion: The participating teachers
generally had low-moderate levels of job involvement. Low salary, working
multiple jobs, and low social prestige were mostly responsible for such low
levels of job involvement. Therefore, increasing teachers’ salary, providing
teachers with special facilities (e.g. low-interest loans), and developing a system
for teachers’ promotion (similar to that existing for faculty members) can be
effective in increasing job involvement among teachers