Citation:

Dian Islami Buluran, Abdullah W. Jabid, Rahmat Sabuhari. "The Effect of Competency Development on Job Satisfaction With Psychological Well-being as a Mediating Variable" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 254-261, 2025.

Abstract:

This study aims to analyze the influence of competency development on job satisfaction with psychological well-being as a mediating variable on employees of the Ternate City Regional Secretariat. The main problem in this study stems from the low value of ASN professionalism as reflected in the ASN Professionalism Index (IP-ASN), as well as the inequality of employee qualifications and competencies, which are suspected of having an impact on job satisfaction. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method, and the data analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach. The research sample consisted of 136 employees taken using the simple random sampling technique. The results of the study show that: (1) competency development has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction; (2) competency development has a positive effect on psychological well-being; (3) psychological well-being has a positive effect on job satisfaction; and (4) psychological well-being significantly mediates the relationship between competency development and job satisfaction. These findings emphasize the importance of psychological aspects in bridging the influence of competency development on employee job satisfaction. This study provides theoretical contributions by integrating the psychological well-being mediation model within the framework of the relationship between competency development and job satisfaction, as well as practical contributions for local governments in designing competency development policies that are oriented towards employee psychological well-being and job satisfaction.

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Keywords:

Competency Development, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being, SCA.