Study Wright & Staw (1999): study US 1994

Public:

Social welfare department employees, USA, 199?, followed 4 years

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 81

Non Response:

35%

Assessment:

Questionnaire: paper
Work performance rated by departmental manager.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Composite rated performance

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Cronbach alpha: T2: 0.76, T3: 0.81, T4: 0.81

Distribution

T2: N=50  M= 3,6 SD = 0,6
T3: N=51  M= 3,4 SD = 0,6
T4: N=53  M= 3,5 SD = 0,6

Operationalization

Rating by department manager on 4 dimensions of work performance:
- goal emphasis
- work facilitation
- support
- team building
Rated from 1(never) to 5 (always)
These 4 dimensions were summed to form a composite measure of performance.

Rated at T2 and T3 for the past year and at T4 for the past 6 months.

Observed Relation with Happiness