Social Support, Job Satisfaction and Psychological Well-Being in Indonesian Navy

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationship between social support and job satisfaction with psychological wellbeing among Indonesian Navy personnel. Social support is a condition where individuals receive various types of support according to their psychological needs. Job satisfaction is a positive feeling towards work that motivates individuals to give their best effort. Psychological well-being is a positive assessment of an individual's realization of their potential, influenced by life experiences and the hope to live a psychologically healthy life, leading to a sense of responsibility in their life. This research employs a quantitative method with a correlational study involving 292 Indonesian Navy personnel respondents, using incidental sampling techniques. The research instruments include the "Social Provisions Scale" for social support, the "Job Satisfaction Scale" for job satisfaction, and "Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales" for psychological well-being. Hypothesis testing with SPSS version 21.0 shows an F value of 1750.835 with a significance of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating that the hypothesis is accepted. Partial testing shows that social support (X1) and job satisfaction (X2) have a significant relationship with psychological well-being, with at value of 0.000 (p < 0.005). An Adjusted R Square of 0.924 indicates that social support and job satisfaction influence psychological well-being by 92.4%, while the remaining 7.6% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study.