Intersecting pathways: Exploring the mediating role of calling and affective commitment through self-compassion in job satisfaction enhancement

This study aims to reveal the significance of self-compassion, job satisfaction, calling, and affective commitment in the context of safety workers. The sample of the study consists of security personnel working in the public sector. The data were collected on a voluntary basis from 308 people through the survey method, using the convenience sampling method. SPSS 26 and AMOS 24 programs were used for analyzing the data of the study. Firstly, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test the construct's validity. The analysis revealed good goodness-of-fit values for the scales. In addition, the data showed a normal distribution, with the internal consistency (») values indicating reliability. The Process Macro of SPSS was used for testing the hypothesis. The results indicate a positive and significant relationship between self-compassion and job satisfaction, calling, and affective commitment. Moreover, calling and affective commitment mediate the effect of self-compassion on job satisfaction. In other words, as the self-compassion levels of security sector employees increase, their calling increases, then their affective commitment increases, and subsequently, their job satisfaction increases. These findings show that the positive mood of the employees positively affects work outcomes such as job satisfaction.