Study Warr et al. (1979): study GB 1977

Public

Factory workers, blue collar, UK, 1977

Sample

Respondents

N = 590

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Two structured interviews

Correlate

Authors's Label

Intrinsic job motivation

Our Classification

Operationalization

6 item index of questions about job motivation. Typical items:
-I take pride in doing my job as well  as I can
-I try to think of ways of doing my job  effectively
Answers scored on a seven point scale, ranging from "strongly disagree" (1) to "strongly agree" (7)

Observed Relation with Happiness