The Relationship between Secondary School Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Their Workplace Incivility Perceptions and Organisational Silences

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between secondary school teachers' job satisfaction and their perceptions of workplace incivility and organisational silence. The study employed the correlational survey design, a quantitative research method. The study group consisted of 118 teachers from three secondary education institutions in a province in southern Turkey, selected using an appropriate sampling method. Research data were collected using the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, Workplace Incivility Scale, and Organisational Silence Scale. Data were analysed using Pearson Correlation Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, Independent Samples T-Test, and One-Way ANOVA. In the study, a significant and negative relationship was found between secondary school teachers’ overall, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction and their perceptions of workplace incivility, as well as between overall and extrinsic job satisfaction and overall organizational silence and acquiescent–passive silence. In addition, a significant positive relationship was observed between perceptions of workplace incivility and overall organizational silence, as well as between perceptions of workplace incivility and acquiescent–passive and opportunistic silence. Furthermore, it was determined that teachers’ perceptions of workplace incivility significantly and negatively predicted their job satisfaction. These findings indicate that as secondary school teachers’ perceptions of workplace incivility and organizational silence increase, their job satisfaction decreases. The research findings may contribute to the literature and provide insights into the relationship among secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction, perceptions of workplace incivility, and organizational silence.