Developing a Contextual Job Satisfaction Instrument for Indonesian Physical Education Teachers

Researchers at Universitas Islam Riau have developed and evaluated the Indonesian Physical Education Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale (IPET-JSS), a comprehensive and standardized instrument specifically designed to measure the job satisfaction of physical education teachers in Indonesia. The study aimed to create a contextually modified version of Spector's Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) tailored for Indonesian physical education teachers. A cross-sectional quantitative survey design was employed, with a total of 300 physical education teachers from primary, junior secondary, and senior/vocational high schools in Bengkulu City participating. The IPET-JSS comprises 36 items across nine dimensions, rated on a 6-point Likert scale.

Key Takeaways:

• The IPET-JSS was developed to measure job satisfaction among Indonesian physical education teachers, with a focus on contextualizing the survey to the Indonesian education system.
• The study involved a total of 300 physical education teachers from various schools in Bengkulu City, Indonesia.
• The IPET-JSS comprises 36 items across nine dimensions, including Pay, Promotion, Supervision, Fringe Benefits, Contingent Rewards, Operating Procedures, Coworkers, Nature of Work, and Communication.
• The Cronbach's alpha for each dimension ranged from 0.75 to 0.86, indicating strong internal consistency.
• Coworkers and Nature of Work were the highest-rated dimensions, while Pay and Operating Procedures received the lowest scores.
• The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results supported a good model fit, indicating that the IPET-JSS is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing job satisfaction among Indonesian physical education teachers.

Statistics:

• 300 physical education teachers participated in the study from primary, junior secondary, and senior/vocational high schools in Bengkulu City.
• The IPET-JSS comprises 36 items, with constructs validity assessed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).
• Cronbach's alpha for each dimension ranged from 0.75 to 0.86, indicating strong internal consistency.
• Composite Reliability (CR) values exceeded 0.70, supporting the validity of the IPET-JSS.
• Coworkers and Nature of Work were the highest-rated dimensions, with a mean score of 4.56 and 4.51, respectively.
• Pay and Operating Procedures received the lowest scores, with a mean score of 2.83 and 2.91, respectively.

Sources:

• Psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian physical education teacher job satisfaction scale (IPET-JSS): development and validation of a contextual job satisfaction instrument for physical education. Edu Sportivo, 2025,6(2).
• Universitas Islam Riau, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.