Psychological well-being and Job Satisfaction between library personnel of Public and Private University Libraries of Haryana, India.

Abstract

The present study was planned with the intension to figure out attributes of psychological well-being and job satisfaction between library personnel of selected public and private university libraries of Haryana, India. Job satisfaction is a pivotal element that directly based on psychological well-being that include monetary, social as well as psychological factors like job security, working environment, relations with co-workers etc. Survey research design was adopted to collect data from library personnel of 8 public and 9 private university libraries. A response rate is 81%.

The study revealed that when library personnel of public university libraries compared with private university libraries, the result reveals there is no significant difference on the level of psychological well-being and job satisfaction based on attributes such as relationship with co-workers; recognition and new initiative on the job; Promotion and Career Development; and working environment and availability of operational equipment to perform work. But there are some attributes such as Salary and Fringe benefits; Job security and work-life balance and feeling of accomplishment and effective job design showed that there is significant difference in the level of psychological well-being and job satisfaction between library personnel of public and private university libraries of Haryana, India