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An Examination of Conceptual and Operational Problems in The Measurement of Job Satisfaction

Imparato, Nicholas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554464085296258

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1970, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology.
Although the interest in job attitudes has given rise to a wide variety of job satisfaction instruments, attempts to demonstrate the interrelatedness of the measures have not been freauent. The current research examined two hypotheses which suggested that there would be little relationship between the Job Description Index (JOI) and the Porter Need Satisfaction Questionnaire (PNSQ). These hypotheses were: (1) that the JDI could be divided into evaluative and descriptive compo­nents and (2) that the location of a discrepancy score on the PNSQ was associated with different amounts of satisfaction, as measured by the JDI. Three hundred eighty one hospital employees were asked to complete the JOI and PNSQ. The Ss also were required to indi­cate whether each phrase or item on the JDI scales was evalu­ative or descriptive. In addition, data concerning income, sex, occupational status and general job satisfaction were collected. The results suggested that it was generally impossible for Ss to endorse JOI items as either evaluative or descriptive with meaningful freauency (an 80% endorsement percentage was employed as a criterion). Subjects classifying an item as evaluative and Ss classifying an item as descriptive did not yield substantially different patterns of correlations with either income or general job satisfaction. Factor analyses of the work scale of the JDI failed to yield descriptive and evaluative factors. A series of multivariate analyses of variance and t tests showed that the location of a discrepancy score was associated with difference amounts of satisfaction (as measured by the JOI). The finding was obtained on all PNSO items studied. It was concluded that no data had been acauired to support the distinction between evaluative and descriptive measures and that the location of a discrepancy score influenced the amount of satisfaction (in terms of the JDI) associated with it.
Patricia Cain Smith (Advisor)
Occupational Psychology

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  • Imparato, N. (1970). An Examination of Conceptual and Operational Problems in The Measurement of Job Satisfaction [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554464085296258

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Imparato, Nicholas. An Examination of Conceptual and Operational Problems in The Measurement of Job Satisfaction. 1970. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554464085296258.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Imparato, Nicholas. "An Examination of Conceptual and Operational Problems in The Measurement of Job Satisfaction." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 1970. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554464085296258

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