The relationship between quality of life and job involvement among librarians of ShahidChamran University and Jondishapoor University of Medical Sciences libraries

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Peyman Jalilpour ¹

Yahya Akbari Shaye ²

Masoomeh Piruzfar ³

¹ M.A. of Library and Information Science ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz

² M.A. of Clinical Psychology ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz

³ M.A. student of Library and Information Science ShahidChamran University of Ahvaz

10.22067/riis.v3i1.13495

Abstract

Abstract

Poupuse: This study investigated the relationship between quality of work life and job involvement among librarians of Shahid Chamran University and Jondishapoor University of Medical sciences of Ahvaz.

Methodology: This is a descriptive study. All librarians of the two universities (60 persons) were surveyed by using quality of work life and job involvement questionnaires.

Finding: Data were analyzed with Pearson correlation and multi regression method. The results indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between quality of work life and two of its components, namely integration and continued growth opportunities, with job involvement (p

Keywords

quality of work life

Job involvement

Academic libraries

Librarians

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