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Correlational findings

Study Weiss et al. (1999): study US 1996

Public
Managers, United States, followed 16 working days, 1996
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 64
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
dairy and questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Overall job satisfaction
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach's alpha = 0.89
Remarks
Faces Scale (Kunin, 1955)
Distribution
M = 5.92; SD = 0.95
Operationalization
Self report on 2 dimensions about overall job satisfaction:
A. Faces Scale: participants were instructed to indicate which face was most appropriate for describing their general feelings about their jobs;
B. self report on 4 statements:
a. "All in all I am satisfied with my job"
b. "In general I don't like my job " (R)
c. "In general I like working here"
d. I frequently think of quitting this job " ®
Rated:
1 strongly disagree
:
4 neither agree nor disagree
:
7 strongly agree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-Sum-g-mq-*-111-b r = +.29 ns A-Sum-g-mq-*-111-b rpc = +.06 rpc controlled for mood

significance not reported
A-Sum-g-mq-*-111-b Beta = +.13 ns Beta controlled for:
- Pleasantness of affect at work
- Perceived instrumentally of job for meeting various aspirations
A-Sum-g-mq-*-111-b = + ns