Links between job and life satisfactions: Identification of a typology of profiles
Introduction and objectives - The goal of this study is to explore the job/life satisfaction relationship using a polymorphic perspective. The polymorphic nature of job/life satisfaction relationship means that the three types of relationships (spillover, compensation, and segregation) are possible for different individuals. We also tested the relation between stress and demographic indicators with the nature of job/life relationship. Finally, we tested the link between different types of job/life relationships and affective commitment. Method - The data collected by a self-administered questionnaire from a sample of 460 teachers (response rate = 38 %) was carried out as part of a survey on stress and quality of life at work. Results - The analysis confirmed the polymorphic nature of the job/life satisfaction relationship; social status, stress and affective commitment being related to the specific nature of the job/life relationship. Conclusions - These observations stimulate reflection on a reconsideration of the interface between the domains of satisfaction and support a revision of the traditional model of the unique relationship between these attitudes.