Social Identity and Job Satisfaction of Bank Employees at Dhaka City

By : Mohammad Momen Sikder, Porimal Kumar, Asoke Kumar Saha

Page No: 249-257

Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to identify social identity and job satisfaction of bank employee at Dhaka City. A total of 100 participants were considered from public and private bank employees in which 50 were male and 50 were female bank employee. The instruments used in this study are- Social Identity Scale (SIS), and Bray Field Job Satisfaction Scale (BFJS). A purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, F-test, and regression technique. Samples are divided into Self Oriented (SO) and Group Oriented (GO) categories. It was hypothesized that Self Oriented participants will show lower job satisfaction than group oriented participants. Findings of the present study shows that a positive correlation (r = 0.238) between Social Identity and Job Satisfaction Score and correlation between Self Oriented and Group Oriented participants were also found significant (r = .208, p<.05).

Authors :
Asoke Kumar Saha : Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka - 1100, Bangladesh.
Porimal Kumar : Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Bheramara Mohila College, Kustia, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Momen Sikder : MS Student, Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka - 1100, Bangladesh