An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Work Motivation and Quality of Work Life among Nuns

Abstract

The concept of work motivation and quality of work life has received a great deal of attention due to its advantages for an organisation and an individual. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between work motivation and quality of work life and to check whether work motivation predicts quality of work life among nuns working in the educational sector. The study sample included 150 nuns from Karnataka. Purposive sampling was used to select them across age groups. The instruments used were the work motivation questionnaire developed by Agarwal and the Quality of Work Life Scale developed by Santosh Dhar, Upinder Dhar and Rishu Roy. The statistical analysis used was Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results of the study indicate that work motivation and quality of work life have a significant and positive relationship between them. The results further suggested that work motivation significantly and positively predicted quality of work life.