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Which work factors determine job satisfaction?

C A M Roelen1, P C Koopmans, J W Groothoff

  • 1ArboNed Corporate Accounts, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. corne.roelen@arboned.nl

Work (Reading, Mass.)
|August 30, 2008
PubMed
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Job satisfaction is significantly influenced by task variety, working conditions, workload, and career perspectives. Understanding these factors can improve employee well-being and job satisfaction.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Job satisfaction is linked to employee mental health.
  • Addressing specific job dissatisfaction can improve overall employee well-being.
  • Current job satisfaction measures lack a definitive standard for key factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify critical work factors that determine overall job satisfaction.
  • To investigate the relationship between specific job aspects and employee satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • A self-report questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 822 employees.
  • The survey assessed overall job satisfaction and satisfaction with specific work elements.
  • Valid single-item measures were used for all aspects of job satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • The study achieved a 63% response rate.
  • Overall job satisfaction averaged 5.3 on a 7-point Likert scale.
  • Task variety, colleagues, working conditions, workload, career perspectives, and job autonomy significantly predicted job satisfaction, explaining 54% of the variance.

Conclusions:

  • Task variety, working conditions, workload, and career perspectives are primary drivers of job satisfaction.
  • An assessment tool incorporating these key factors would offer enhanced insights.
  • These findings support targeted interventions to boost employee job satisfaction.