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This research study investigates the factors that influence the job satisfaction of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) college students. Job satisfaction is a critical aspect of career development and overall well-being, particularly for students aspiring to enter the field of English language teaching. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to gather data on various factors such as work environment, professional development opportunities, salary and benefits, and interpersonal relationships. Findings from the study reveal that factors such as supportive work environments, opportunities for professional growth, and fair compensation significantly impact the job satisfaction of EFL college students. Additionally, the qualitative data provides deeper insights into the emotional and psychological aspects of job satisfaction, shedding light on the importance of intrinsic motivation and a sense of purpose in one's career. The results of this study have implications for educational institutions, language teaching programs, and career counselors in understanding and addressing the needs of EFL college students as they prepare to enter the workforce.
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Influence
Job satisfaction
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Seavmey, R., Narin, S., Sreylin, T., & Kinlann, S. (2025). Factors Influence on Job Satisfaction of EFL Students in a Public University in Battambang Province. Journal of English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia, 4(2), 89–95. https://doi.org/10.33369/espindonesia.v4i2.35783
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THOMPSON, D. P., MCNAMARA, J. F., & HOYLE, J. R. (1997). JOB SATISFACTION IN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: A SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS. EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION QUARTERLY, 33(1), 7-37.
VAN HAM, I., VERHOEVEN, A. A., GROENIER, K. H., GROOTHOFF, J. W., & DE HAAN, J. (2006). JOB SATISFACTION AMONG GENERAL PRACTITIONERS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 12(4), 174-180.
CICOLINI, G., COMPARCINI, D., & SIMONETTI, V. (2014). WORKPLACE EMPOWERMENT AND NURSES' JOB SATISFACTION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, 22(7), 855-871.
MASON, C. M., & GRIFFIN, M. A. (2002). GROUPTASK SATISFACTION: APPLYING THE CONSTRUCT OF JOB SATISFACTION TO GROUPS. SMALL GROUP RESEARCH, 33(3), 271-312.
BERG, P. (1999). THE EFFECTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK PRACTICES ON JOB SATISFACTION IN THE UNITED STATES STEEL INDUSTRY. RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES, 54(1), 111-135.
KATEBI, A., HAJIZADEH, M. H., BORDBAR, A., & SALEHI, A. M. (2022). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN “JOB SATISFACTION” AND “JOB PERFORMANCE”: A META-ANALYSIS. GLOBAL JOURNAL OF FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, 23(1), 21-42.
GAZIOGLU, S., & TANSEL, A. (2006). JOB SATISFACTION IN BRITAIN: INDIVIDUAL AND JOB RELATED FACTORS. APPLIED ECONOMICS, 38(10), 1163-1171.
OSHAGBEMI, T. (1997). JOB SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. EDUCATION+ TRAINING, 39(9), 354-359.
MENON, M. E., & ATHANASOULA-REPPA, A. (2011). JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: THE ROLE OF GENDER AND EXPERIENCE. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT, 31(5), 435-450.
MARTIN, J. (2020). JOB SATISFACTION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY STAFF. JOURNAL OF LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION, 60(4), 365-382.
STRIDE, C., WALL, T. D., & CATLEY, N. (2008). MEASURES OF JOB SATISFACTION, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND JOB RELATED WELL-BEING: A BENCHMARKING MANUAL. JOHN WILEY & SONS.
DUKES-ROBINSON, T., & ESMAIL, A. (2013). " OH, IT'S LIKE CSI...": A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF JOB SATISFACTION EXPERIENCES OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS. UNIVERSITY PRESS OF AMERICA.
PHELPS, E., BOJILOV, R., HOON, H. T., & ZOEGA, G. (2020). DYNAMISM: THE VALUES THAT DRIVE INNOVATION, JOB SATISFACTION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
MARCUS, P. (2017). THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF CAREER CHOICE, JOB PERFORMANCE, AND SATISFACTION: HOW TO FLOURISH IN THE WORKPLACE. TAYLOR & FRANCIS.
TROWER, C. A. (2012). SUCCESS ON THE TENURE TRACK: FIVE KEYS TO FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION. JHU PRESS.
BOYNTON, K. A. (2021). JOB SATISFACTION OF SCHOOL-BASED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: INSIGHTS TO INFORM EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. ROUTLEDGE.
OWAN, S. (2008). HAPPY AT WORK: TEN STEPS TO ULTIMATE JOB SATISFACTION. PEARSON EDUCATION.
DERLIN, R., & SCHNEIDER, G. T. (1994). UNDERSTANDING JOB SATISFACTION: PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS, URBAN AND SUBURBAN. URBAN EDUCATION, 29(1), 63-88.
HOOKER, R. S., KUILMAN, L., & EVERETT, C. M. (2015). PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JOB SATISFACTION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION, 26(4), 176-186.
SPECTOR, P. E. (1985). MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE STAFF SATISFACTION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE JOB SATISFACTION SURVEY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 13(6), 693.
ARIF, F. N. T., & RAHMAN, S. A. (2018). KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 8(9), 266-274.
KELLER, R. T., JULIAN, S. D., & KEDIA, B. L. (1996). A MULTINATIONAL STUDY OF WORK CLIMATE, JOB SATISFACTION, AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF R&D TEAMS. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 43(1), 48-55.
SABHARWAL, M., & CORLEY, E. A. (2009). FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION ACROSS GENDER AND DISCIPLINE. ZZBGFVTHE SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, 46(3), 539-556.
STAEMPFLI, S., & LAMARCHE, K. (2020). TOP TEN: A MODEL OF DOMINATING FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION OF EMERGENCY NURSES. INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING, 49, 100814.
FERGUSON, K., FROST, L., & HALL, D. (2012). PREDICTING TEACHER ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND JOB SATISFACTION. JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, 8(1).
VAN DEN POL‐GREVELINK, A., JUKEMA, J. S., & SMITS, C. H. (2012). PERSON‐CENTERED CARE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF CAREGIVERS IN NURSING HOMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF PERSON‐CENTERED CARE ON VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF JOB SATISFACTION. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 27(3), 219-229.
BLOXSOME, D., IRESON, D., DOLEMAN, G., & BAYES, S. (2019). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MIDWIVES’ JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO STAY IN THE PROFESSION: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 28(3-4), 386-399.
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THOMPSON, D. P., MCNAMARA, J. F., & HOYLE, J. R. (1997). JOB SATISFACTION IN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: A SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS. EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION QUARTERLY, 33(1), 7-37.
VAN HAM, I., VERHOEVEN, A. A., GROENIER, K. H., GROOTHOFF, J. W., & DE HAAN, J. (2006). JOB SATISFACTION AMONG GENERAL PRACTITIONERS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 12(4), 174-180.
CICOLINI, G., COMPARCINI, D., & SIMONETTI, V. (2014). WORKPLACE EMPOWERMENT AND NURSES' JOB SATISFACTION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, 22(7), 855-871.
MASON, C. M., & GRIFFIN, M. A. (2002). GROUPTASK SATISFACTION: APPLYING THE CONSTRUCT OF JOB SATISFACTION TO GROUPS. SMALL GROUP RESEARCH, 33(3), 271-312.
BERG, P. (1999). THE EFFECTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK PRACTICES ON JOB SATISFACTION IN THE UNITED STATES STEEL INDUSTRY. RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES, 54(1), 111-135.
KATEBI, A., HAJIZADEH, M. H., BORDBAR, A., & SALEHI, A. M. (2022). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN “JOB SATISFACTION” AND “JOB PERFORMANCE”: A META-ANALYSIS. GLOBAL JOURNAL OF FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, 23(1), 21-42.
GAZIOGLU, S., & TANSEL, A. (2006). JOB SATISFACTION IN BRITAIN: INDIVIDUAL AND JOB RELATED FACTORS. APPLIED ECONOMICS, 38(10), 1163-1171.
OSHAGBEMI, T. (1997). JOB SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. EDUCATION+ TRAINING, 39(9), 354-359.
MENON, M. E., & ATHANASOULA-REPPA, A. (2011). JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: THE ROLE OF GENDER AND EXPERIENCE. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT, 31(5), 435-450.
MARTIN, J. (2020). JOB SATISFACTION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY STAFF. JOURNAL OF LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION, 60(4), 365-382.
STRIDE, C., WALL, T. D., & CATLEY, N. (2008). MEASURES OF JOB SATISFACTION, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND JOB RELATED WELL-BEING: A BENCHMARKING MANUAL. JOHN WILEY & SONS.
DUKES-ROBINSON, T., & ESMAIL, A. (2013). " OH, IT'S LIKE CSI...": A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF JOB SATISFACTION EXPERIENCES OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS. UNIVERSITY PRESS OF AMERICA.
PHELPS, E., BOJILOV, R., HOON, H. T., & ZOEGA, G. (2020). DYNAMISM: THE VALUES THAT DRIVE INNOVATION, JOB SATISFACTION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
MARCUS, P. (2017). THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF CAREER CHOICE, JOB PERFORMANCE, AND SATISFACTION: HOW TO FLOURISH IN THE WORKPLACE. TAYLOR & FRANCIS.
TROWER, C. A. (2012). SUCCESS ON THE TENURE TRACK: FIVE KEYS TO FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION. JHU PRESS.
BOYNTON, K. A. (2021). JOB SATISFACTION OF SCHOOL-BASED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: INSIGHTS TO INFORM EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. ROUTLEDGE.
OWAN, S. (2008). HAPPY AT WORK: TEN STEPS TO ULTIMATE JOB SATISFACTION. PEARSON EDUCATION.
DERLIN, R., & SCHNEIDER, G. T. (1994). UNDERSTANDING JOB SATISFACTION: PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS, URBAN AND SUBURBAN. URBAN EDUCATION, 29(1), 63-88.
HOOKER, R. S., KUILMAN, L., & EVERETT, C. M. (2015). PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JOB SATISFACTION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION, 26(4), 176-186.
SPECTOR, P. E. (1985). MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE STAFF SATISFACTION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE JOB SATISFACTION SURVEY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 13(6), 693.
ARIF, F. N. T., & RAHMAN, S. A. (2018). KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 8(9), 266-274.
KELLER, R. T., JULIAN, S. D., & KEDIA, B. L. (1996). A MULTINATIONAL STUDY OF WORK CLIMATE, JOB SATISFACTION, AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF R&D TEAMS. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 43(1), 48-55.
SABHARWAL, M., & CORLEY, E. A. (2009). FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION ACROSS GENDER AND DISCIPLINE. ZZBGFVTHE SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, 46(3), 539-556.
STAEMPFLI, S., & LAMARCHE, K. (2020). TOP TEN: A MODEL OF DOMINATING FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION OF EMERGENCY NURSES. INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING, 49, 100814.
FERGUSON, K., FROST, L., & HALL, D. (2012). PREDICTING TEACHER ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND JOB SATISFACTION. JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, 8(1).
VAN DEN POL‐GREVELINK, A., JUKEMA, J. S., & SMITS, C. H. (2012). PERSON‐CENTERED CARE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF CAREGIVERS IN NURSING HOMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF PERSON‐CENTERED CARE ON VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF JOB SATISFACTION. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 27(3), 219-229.
BLOXSOME, D., IRESON, D., DOLEMAN, G., & BAYES, S. (2019). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MIDWIVES’ JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO STAY IN THE PROFESSION: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 28(3-4), 386-399.
VAN HAM, I., VERHOEVEN, A. A., GROENIER, K. H., GROOTHOFF, J. W., & DE HAAN, J. (2006). JOB SATISFACTION AMONG GENERAL PRACTITIONERS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 12(4), 174-180.
CICOLINI, G., COMPARCINI, D., & SIMONETTI, V. (2014). WORKPLACE EMPOWERMENT AND NURSES' JOB SATISFACTION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, 22(7), 855-871.
MASON, C. M., & GRIFFIN, M. A. (2002). GROUPTASK SATISFACTION: APPLYING THE CONSTRUCT OF JOB SATISFACTION TO GROUPS. SMALL GROUP RESEARCH, 33(3), 271-312.
BERG, P. (1999). THE EFFECTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK PRACTICES ON JOB SATISFACTION IN THE UNITED STATES STEEL INDUSTRY. RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES, 54(1), 111-135.
KATEBI, A., HAJIZADEH, M. H., BORDBAR, A., & SALEHI, A. M. (2022). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN “JOB SATISFACTION” AND “JOB PERFORMANCE”: A META-ANALYSIS. GLOBAL JOURNAL OF FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, 23(1), 21-42.
GAZIOGLU, S., & TANSEL, A. (2006). JOB SATISFACTION IN BRITAIN: INDIVIDUAL AND JOB RELATED FACTORS. APPLIED ECONOMICS, 38(10), 1163-1171.
OSHAGBEMI, T. (1997). JOB SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. EDUCATION+ TRAINING, 39(9), 354-359.
MENON, M. E., & ATHANASOULA-REPPA, A. (2011). JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: THE ROLE OF GENDER AND EXPERIENCE. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT, 31(5), 435-450.
MARTIN, J. (2020). JOB SATISFACTION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY STAFF. JOURNAL OF LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION, 60(4), 365-382.
STRIDE, C., WALL, T. D., & CATLEY, N. (2008). MEASURES OF JOB SATISFACTION, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND JOB RELATED WELL-BEING: A BENCHMARKING MANUAL. JOHN WILEY & SONS.
DUKES-ROBINSON, T., & ESMAIL, A. (2013). " OH, IT'S LIKE CSI...": A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF JOB SATISFACTION EXPERIENCES OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS. UNIVERSITY PRESS OF AMERICA.
PHELPS, E., BOJILOV, R., HOON, H. T., & ZOEGA, G. (2020). DYNAMISM: THE VALUES THAT DRIVE INNOVATION, JOB SATISFACTION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
MARCUS, P. (2017). THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF CAREER CHOICE, JOB PERFORMANCE, AND SATISFACTION: HOW TO FLOURISH IN THE WORKPLACE. TAYLOR & FRANCIS.
TROWER, C. A. (2012). SUCCESS ON THE TENURE TRACK: FIVE KEYS TO FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION. JHU PRESS.
BOYNTON, K. A. (2021). JOB SATISFACTION OF SCHOOL-BASED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: INSIGHTS TO INFORM EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. ROUTLEDGE.
OWAN, S. (2008). HAPPY AT WORK: TEN STEPS TO ULTIMATE JOB SATISFACTION. PEARSON EDUCATION.
DERLIN, R., & SCHNEIDER, G. T. (1994). UNDERSTANDING JOB SATISFACTION: PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS, URBAN AND SUBURBAN. URBAN EDUCATION, 29(1), 63-88.
HOOKER, R. S., KUILMAN, L., & EVERETT, C. M. (2015). PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JOB SATISFACTION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION, 26(4), 176-186.
SPECTOR, P. E. (1985). MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE STAFF SATISFACTION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE JOB SATISFACTION SURVEY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 13(6), 693.
ARIF, F. N. T., & RAHMAN, S. A. (2018). KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 8(9), 266-274.
KELLER, R. T., JULIAN, S. D., & KEDIA, B. L. (1996). A MULTINATIONAL STUDY OF WORK CLIMATE, JOB SATISFACTION, AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF R&D TEAMS. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 43(1), 48-55.
SABHARWAL, M., & CORLEY, E. A. (2009). FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION ACROSS GENDER AND DISCIPLINE. ZZBGFVTHE SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, 46(3), 539-556.
STAEMPFLI, S., & LAMARCHE, K. (2020). TOP TEN: A MODEL OF DOMINATING FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION OF EMERGENCY NURSES. INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING, 49, 100814.
FERGUSON, K., FROST, L., & HALL, D. (2012). PREDICTING TEACHER ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND JOB SATISFACTION. JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, 8(1).
VAN DEN POL‐GREVELINK, A., JUKEMA, J. S., & SMITS, C. H. (2012). PERSON‐CENTERED CARE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF CAREGIVERS IN NURSING HOMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF PERSON‐CENTERED CARE ON VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF JOB SATISFACTION. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 27(3), 219-229.
BLOXSOME, D., IRESON, D., DOLEMAN, G., & BAYES, S. (2019). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MIDWIVES’ JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO STAY IN THE PROFESSION: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 28(3-4), 386-399.