Job Demand and Work Life Balance as Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction among Police Officers in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

The current study examined Job stress and work life balance as factors influencing job satisfaction among Police Officers serving under Keffi Area Command in Nasarawa State Nigeria. The study sample consists of 252 (112 males and 140 females) police officers in Keffi
Area Command using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using selfadministered questionnaires
consisting of Questionnaire on the Experience and Evaluation of Work (QEEW), Work-life Balance Scale and Generic Job Satisfaction Scale (GJSS). Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Independent Sample t-test. The results showed a significant relationship between job demand and job satisfaction (r = -.27, p < .05). There is a significant relationship between work life balance and job satisfaction among the Nigerian police force (r = .25, p < .05). There is no
significant gender difference in job satisfaction among male and female officers [t(250 ) = .50; p >.05]. The study recommends
among others that the Nigerian police service commission should address factors contributing to high level of job demands, such as workload, resource shortages, and administrative burdens and strive to create a conducive work environment that allows officers to perform their duties effectively while minimizing stressors.