Effect of Job Characteristics and Satisfaction Work Against Abroad of State High School Teachers Bogor City

Abstract

Teacher performance can be seen from the level of attendance both at school and in class. Quality of Education depend on the teacher performance.  Currently, teacher absenteeism is still high. The factors that influence teacher absenteeism are job characteristics and job satisfaction. This study describes the negative effect of job characteristics and job satisfaction on teacher absenteeism in 178 teachers at SMA Negeri Bogor, Indonesia. Analysis of the data used is the structure of the equational model using AMOS. There is a significant negative direct effect of job characteristics on absenteeism. The results of a simple correlation analysis between job characteristics and absenteeism obtained a correlation coefficient of -0.107 and a path coefficient value of -0.06. There is a direct negative effect of job satisfaction on absenteeism. The results of a simple correlation analysis between job satisfaction and absenteeism obtained a correlation coefficient of -0.119 and a path coefficient value of -0.09. This value provides an understanding that job satisfaction has a significant negative effect on absenteeism. The results of a simple correlation analysis between job characteristics and job satisfaction obtained a correlation coefficient of 0.526 and a path coefficient value of 0.53. This value provides an understanding that job characteristics have a powerful positive effect on job satisfaction.