Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry
Official publication of Magadh University and Kolhan University, Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Official publication of Magadh University and Kolhan University, Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Year : 2022
Volume : Volume 13
Issue : Issue 2
Address for correspondence :
Dr. Ram Prasad Shah
drramprasad@gmail.com
Aim: Assess the relationship between job satisfaction and feeling of hopeless among dental academicians. Setting and Design: Cross-sectional study was conducted among dental academician across North india through email and social media using a pretested questionare. Methods and Materials: An Internet based cross-sectional survey was conducted among dental academician via
social media and electronic mail throughout India. Demographics, credentials and job satisfaction across five dimensions (Working conditions, pay and promotional potential, work relationship, use of skill and abilities, and work activities.) were rated on a 5 point rated scale and a sense of hopeless was assessed using brief G neg scale. The results were collected using self reported google form. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the risk towards hopelessness and the relationship between job satisfaction and hopelessness was assessed using student’s t test. Results and Conclusion: The mean hopelessness score among dissatisfied faculty was 8.5 and among satisfied was 5.6 (P < 0.05). Tutors, assistants, and associate professors with salary of INR < 0.05), and those willing to quit reported significantly lesser hopelessness compared to no/maybe. Regarding job satisfaction, greater hopelessness was reported with poor work relationships, poor working conditions, and poor pay and promotional opportunities (P
< 0.05). Dental academicians in India are highly dissatisfied with their career as a full-time teaching faculty. Willingness to quit has a positive effect on hopelessness, depicting the stress faculties experience in institutions. Job satisfaction among academicians plays a vital role in the student’s dental learning experience and dissatisfaction will have huge ramifications on the quality of dental education and future graduates in India.
Keywords: Dental education, Dental faculty, Hopelessness, Job satisfaction
