Work Motivation and Attitudes Influences on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Guangdong Private Colleges: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement and Moderating Role of Psychological Capital

Xuqun Lin; Roozita Maskun

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Work Motivation and Attitudes Influences on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Guangdong Private Colleges: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement and Moderating Role of Psychological Capital

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Xuqun Lin¹^{, 2}^{, *}, Roozita Maskun²

¹Guangzhou City University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510800, China

²SEGi University, Kota Damansara, 47810, Malaysia

^*Corresponding author. Email: linxq@gcu.edu.cn

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Xuqun Lin

Available Online 9 July 2026.

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Keywords: Job satisfaction; Work engagement; Psychological capital; Organizational justice; Career growth; Career identity; Private higher education; Guangdong
Abstract: While the rapid expansion of private higher-education institutions in Guangdong Province has intensified scholarly interest in faculty retention and performance, the mechanisms through which work motivation and attitudes translate into teachers’ job satisfaction remain under-theorized. Drawing on the Job Demands–Resources (JD-R) model and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this conceptual paper proposes an integrative framework that positions work engagement as a key mediator and psychological capital as a boundary condition in the relationship between organizational justice, career growth, career identity, and job satisfaction.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2026 6th International Conference on Enterprise Management and Economic Development (ICEMED 2026)
Series: Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date: 9 July 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-719-4
ISSN: 2352-5428
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