Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between exercise and job satisfaction for Lesotho mine workers. The study also investigated if locus of control, perceived stress, and physical fitness as a value moderated the exercise-job satisfaction relationship. I obtained a sample of 277 employees from three mines in Lesotho. The results showed that exercise did not have a statistically significant linear or partial-linear relationship with job satisfaction and that locus of control, perceived stress, and physical fitness as a value did not moderate the relationship. I discuss these results against the background of findings from other relevant studies and theories and conclude that more research is needed to investigate the exercise job-satisfaction relationship before making definite claims about the relevance of exercise in relation to job satisfaction for employees working at these mines.
Keywords: Lesotho, mines, exercise, job satisfaction, locus of control, perceived stress, physical fitness, value.