Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 5, No. 1, February 2017 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 104 P-ISSN 2350-7756 | E-ISSN 2350-8442 | www.apjmr.com Satisfied and Happy: Establishing Link between Job Satisfaction and Subjective Well- Being Glenn Medallon Calaguas Pampanga State Agricultural University, Philippines glenn_calaguas@psau.edu.ph Date Received: September 5, 2016; Date Revised: February 15, 2017 Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol. 5 No.1, 104-111 February 2017 (Part II) P-ISSN 2350-7756 E-ISSN 2350-8442 www.apjmr.com Abstract – Job satisfaction pertains to people’s reactions and feelings towards their jobs. It is an indicator of emotional well-being or psychological health. On the other hand, subjective well-being refers to how people evaluate their lives which may include cognitive judgments and affective evaluations. With the aim of knowing the possible relationship between job satisfaction and subjective well-being, 251 teachers who came from 52 government schools were asked to respond to the Generic Job Satisfaction Scale (GJSS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The item on the GJSS which registered the highest mean pertained to job security (M=4.35, SD=.62) while the lowest means were observed on items that pertained to concern of the management towards the teacher (M=4.04, SD=.61) and getting along with supervisors (M=4.04, SD=.64). As to the items in the SWLS, the highest mean was observed on the item that pertained to satisfaction with life (M=5.65, SD=1.09) while the item with lowest mean pertained to getting the important things one wants in life (M=5.21, SD=1.28). Generally, the participants of the study had high job satisfaction and subjective well-being. Also, it was revealed that job satisfaction was significantly related to subjective well-being with job satisfaction predicting subjective well-being. Keywords – correlation, Filipino teachers, job satisfaction, positive psychology, subjective well- being INTRODUCTION The Spillover Theory states that affect is segmented in a variety of life domains which may include family life, leisure life, community life, and work life. Work life domain in particular is considered to be a psychological space in which all affective experiences related to work are stored. Affective experience in the work life domain, for example job satisfaction, stems from the satisfaction of an employee’s various needs [1]. A review of extant empirical research found support to the Spillover Theory. Data indicated that people who were satisfied with their jobs were also satisfied with the other specific domains of life and with life in general. Conversely, people who were dissatisfied with their jobs were also dissatisfied with other domains of life and with life as a whole. Furthermore, it was identified that support for the Spillover hypothesis provided by research that relates job satisfaction and life satisfaction was consistent with empirical research that test the relationships between other manifestations of work and non-work. Some aspect of work like occupation, task demands, or social interaction opportunities were related to some aspect of non-work like leisure activities, distribution of household duties, or social participation [2]. Specifically, it was concluded from a research that the relationship between job satisfaction and life satisfaction was positive and significant, and the constructs appear to mutually influence one another. The cross-sectional results further suggest a strong bidirectional relationship that was equivalent in magnitude. The longitudinal results, which may be more valid, suggest a significant and moderate effect of life satisfaction on job satisfaction over a five-year period and a significant, but relatively weak effect of job satisfaction on life satisfaction over the same time interval [3]. Similarly, in another study, it was revealed that job satisfaction had a positive and direct impact on life satisfaction. It was claimed that the effect of job satisfaction was significantly larger than for life satisfaction on job satisfaction [4]. On the other hand, it is assumed that the degree of overall happiness is a