Causal Modeling of Job Satisfaction Based on Self-Efficacy in Employees of the Mazandaran Province Red Crescent Society with the Mediating Role of Mindfulness
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Modeling, Job Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, Mindfulness, Red CrescentAbstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the fit of a job satisfaction model based on self-efficacy with the mediating role of mindfulness among employees of the Mazandaran Province Red Crescent Society. The research method was descriptive–correlational based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study included all employees of the Mazandaran Province Red Crescent Society in 2025, whose total number was reported as 986 (N = 986). Using a convenience sampling method, 237 individuals were selected as the statistical sample (n = 237). The instruments used in this study included the standardized Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire developed by Weiss et al. (1967), the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire developed by Sherer et al. (1982), and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire developed by Baer et al. (2006). Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. The results of model fit indices indicated that the structural model demonstrated an acceptable fit. Furthermore, the results of Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy and job satisfaction (r = .42, p < .01), between self-efficacy and mindfulness (r = .65, p < .01), and between mindfulness and job satisfaction (r = .76, p < .01). In other words, self-efficacy was related to job satisfaction both directly and indirectly through the mediating role of mindfulness.
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