Central Life Interests and Job Satisfaction.
Abstract
Data on central life interests and five aspects of job satisfaction were obtained in a sample of blue-collar males and two samples of clerical females. Both a multiple discriminant analysis and a bivariate analysis were performed. The results of these analyses showed that central life interest was significantly related to the total set of job satisfaction measures in two of the three samples. Job-oriented workers had the highest overall job satisfaction and non-job-oriented workers had the lowest. Workers with no preference in central life interests had a level of satisfaction midway between the other two groups. Satisfaction with the work itself had the strongest relationship to CLI orientation. Workers of all orientations were found to be consistently low in satisfaction with pay (the samples being drawn from low wage industries). Implications of these results with respect to the evaluation of work environments are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0764626
Entities
People
- John T. Stampfl
- Joseph E. Champoux
- Robert Dublin
Organizations
- University of California, Irvine