Abstract:

This correlational design research study aims to determine the mediating role of organizational, administrator, and coworker support in the relationship of teachers’ job satisfaction and zest for work with leader-member exchange (LMX). The study sample consisted of teachers working in public secondary schools in Ankara. In the analysis of the data, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to determine pairwise relationships and structural equation modeling was used to determine the direct and indirect predictors. The results showed a positive and significant relationship among all variables. Path analysis results showed that LMX positively and significantly predicted organizational support, supervisor support, colleague support, and intrinsic-extrinsic job satisfaction. In contrast, the prediction of zest for work was insignificant. However, while coworker support positively and significantly predicted intrinsic-extrinsic job satisfaction and zest for work, the predictive power of organizational support and administrative support was insignificant. LMX predicted intrinsic job satisfaction and zest for work indirectly through coworker support. The results of the study were discussed in the context of social culture, education policy and literature.

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