| This study examined the relationships among officers' perceptions of their leader's leadership styles and officers' ratings of job satisfaction in a law enforcement environment. A total of three hundred seventy-three sworn deputies with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office in San Antonio, Texas participated in the study. All participants were administered the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Rater Short Form (MLQ-5X) to assess officers' leaders' leadership styles; the Abridged Job Descriptive Questionnaire (AJDI) to assess officers' facet levels of job satisfaction; the Abridged Job in General (AJIG) scale to assess officers' levels of overall job satisfaction, and a demographic background questionnaire to obtain officers' demographic data. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationships between the independent and dependent variables. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine the differences among mean scores between two groups (detention and law enforcement officers). The results indicated that transformational leadership had statistically significant results on overall job satisfaction, and all facets of satisfaction except for the present pay. facet. The departmental tier an officer worked had statistically significant results on overall job satisfaction, and all facets of job satisfaction except for the facet of opportunities for promotion. A discussion of the implications, limitations, and recommendations for future theoretical research are provided. |
