Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of indoor plants in the effect of individuals’ job satisfaction on their life satisfaction. The study group consists of academic staff working at the Farabi Campus of Zonguldak Bu lent Ecevit University. In the year the research was conducted (2025), a total of 459 academic personnel were employed in various units on the campus. Due to various constraints, it was not possible to reach the entire population; therefore, convenience sampling was employed. In this context, face-to-face questionnaires were administered to 228 individuals who agreed to participate in the study. The analyses revealed that academic staff without any plants in their offices reported lower levels of job and life satisfaction. Participants who had plants in any part of their office or on their windowsills reported higher job satisfaction and moderate levels of life satisfaction. It was found that academic staff with plants both on their office windowsills and elsewhere in their offices was more satisfied with their jobs than those without any plants. No statistically significant relationship was found between job satisfaction and life satisfaction among participants without indoor plants. In contrast, a moderate positive relationship was identified between job and life satisfaction among participants who had indoor plants both on their windowsills and in other parts of their offices. Accordingly, it was determined that the job satisfaction of academic staff who had plants in these locations contributed to an increase in their life satisfaction.
Keywords: Awareness, Perception, SDG’s, Sustainability, University.