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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
Valence-Instrumentality-Expectancy job belief
Our Classification
Remarks
VIE scale (Vroom, 1964)
Distribution
M = 22.69; SD = 4.46
Operationalization
A Perceived instrumentality of the job for attainment of 12 traditional work-relevant outcomes:
Aa: prestige
Ab: security
Ac: friendship
Ad: salary
Ae: promotion
Af: recognition
Ag: self-esteem
Ah: independence
Ai: personal growth
Aj: self-fulfillment
AK; accomplishment, feelings of authority)
e.g., "How likely  is it that a person holding your job would have the opportunity to obtain a high salary?"

B. Perceived attractiveness (valence) of each of those outcomes,
e.g., "How attractive is the opportunity to obtain a high salary to you personally?"

Rating scale not reported

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-Sum-g-mq-*-111-b r = -.12 ns