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This study aimed to verify the relationship between job autonomy, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction. In particular, we analyzed job satisfaction’s longitudinal mediating effect on the relationship between job autonomy and life satisfaction. This study analyzed the data of 1,035 participants, which were obtained from the Korean Educational Longitudinal Study 2005 panel data; these data are collected by the Korea Educational Development Institute from time to time. The results were as follows. First, job autonomy showed a significant positive effect on job satisfaction. Second, job satisfaction showed a significant positive effect on life satisfaction. Third, this study found that job satisfaction had a full mediating effect between job autonomy and life satisfaction. This study makes a significant contribution to the field of work and well-being by revealing the relationship between job autonomy, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction and by revealing the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between job autonomy and life satisfaction through its longitudinal analysis. These results are expected to aid in understanding the factors that enhance life satisfaction in early adulthood.
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Lee, JE., Bae, SM. Examining the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between job autonomy and life satisfaction in early adulthood: a five-year data analysis conducted through latent growth modeling. Curr Psychol 43, 8963–8971 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05044-8
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