Exploring the effects of work environment variables on the job satisfaction of Nigerian correctional staff

Correctional staff job satisfaction is critical for the staff’s well-being and low turnover. This study’s focus was identifying variables that predicted job satisfaction for Nigerian correctional staff and comparing the findings to past studies of US correctional staff job satisfaction. One hundred...

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Main Author: Elechi, O. Oko (Author)
Contributors: Lambert, Eric G. ; Otu, Smart
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 160-177
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Nigeria
Correctional Staff
Job demands-job resources model
Job satisfaction
Prison staff
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Summary:Correctional staff job satisfaction is critical for the staff’s well-being and low turnover. This study’s focus was identifying variables that predicted job satisfaction for Nigerian correctional staff and comparing the findings to past studies of US correctional staff job satisfaction. One hundred and twenty correctional staff from Nigeria were surveyed. The personal characteristics of age, gender, and tenure were not significant predictors of satisfaction in the multivariate analysis. Similar to finding for US correctional staff, job autonomy, quality of supervision, and instrumental communication all had significant positive effects on Nigerian correctional staff job satisfaction. Contrary to previous findings on US prison staff, neither job variety or role overload were significant predictors of Nigerian staff job satisfaction. Other factors may account for this discrepancy, including working conditions, the socio-economic environment and availability of job opportunities.
ISSN:1478-6028
DOI:10.1080/1478601X.2018.1437035