Abstract:
Workplace harassment is one of the sensitive areas that can be affecting job
dissatisfaction. Therefore, this study is being conducted to find out, “Does
workplace harassment impact constables’ job satisfaction in Sri Lankan police
department in Puttlam district?” In this study, workplace harassment (sexual
harassment, racial harassment & gender harassment) is selected as an independent
variable & constables’ job satisfaction is considered as a dependent variable. When
examined previous studies only a few piecesof research done regarding the impact
of Workplace Harassment on Employee job satisfaction. And also those were
conducted overseas and researchers do not study the impact of Workplace
Harassment on constables’ job satisfaction of the Police Department in Sri Lanka.
The sample size comprises 92 respondents from five police divisions in thePuttlam
District and data was collected through primary sources through the standard
questionnaire. Reliability analysis was conducted to check internal consistency or
repeatability in measurements. All the items indicate 0.7 above Cronbach`s alpha
values. The data were analysed through SPSS and inferential statistical methods
such as correlation analysis and regression analysis were used. According to that,
all four hypotheses have a significant negative impact between the independent
variable and the dependent variable. Therefore, all four hypotheses were accepted.
Based on the findings of the study, gender harassment is a highly influenced factor
in job satisfaction. On the other hand, job satisfaction is affected by workplace
harassment. Therefore, the researcher concludes that there is a significant negative
relationship between workplace harassment and constables’ job satisfaction of the
Puttlam District police department. One of the identified research limitations was
this research concerns only the constables in the Puttalam District. As the practical
implication, the researcher suggested that enhance gender equality and racial
equality in recruitment, training, and promotion activities, thereby enhancing the
representation of women at all levels.
