The Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Support, Job Satisfaction, and Resilience: The Sample of School Psychological Counselors

This study aims to examine the relationship between school counselors' perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, and resilience levels in terms of various variables. The sample of the study, which was conducted with a correlational survey model, consists of 500 psychological counselors, 164 males and 336 females, working at primary school, secondary school, and high school grades of public and private schools. The perceived Organizational Support Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale, and Resilience Scale were applied to the sample group within the scope of the study. The data obtained from the measurement tools were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 21.0 programs. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to determine the validity of the data obtained from the measurement tools in the sample group. Cronbach Alpha was calculated to determine the reliability of the data obtained from the measurement tools in the sample group. Pearson Correlation analysis was conducted to determine whether there is a significant relationship between perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, and resilience; Simple Linear Regression analysis was conducted to determine the effect of perceived organizational support level on job satisfaction and resilience level; and One-Way Manova analysis was conducted to determine whether perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, and resilience levels differed according to gender, tenure, school-type, and school-grade. As a result, a significant relationship was found between perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, and resilience, and it was found that perceived organizational support significantly predicted job satisfaction and resilience. In addition, it was observed that perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, and resilience levels of psychological counselors didn't differ significantly according to gender and school type. Besides, it was observed that perceived organizational support levels of psychological counselors differed significantly according to tenure and school grade. In the last part, the findings were discussed, considering the relevant literature.