Psychometric evaluation of the Organizational Job Satisfaction Scale

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Organizational Psychology
• Psychometrics

Background:

• Assessing organizational job satisfaction is crucial for understanding healthcare professionals' well-being.
• The Organizational Job Satisfaction Scale (OJS) requires psychometric evaluation to ensure its validity and reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Organizational Job Satisfaction Scale.
• To confirm the scale's reliability and validity in assessing job satisfaction among registered nurses (RNs).

Main Methods:

• Principal component factor analysis was conducted on data from two independent samples of urban staff RNs (N=1028).
• Internal consistency was verified using Cronbach's alpha and Pearson correlation coefficients.
• Construct validity was assessed through hypothesis testing of theoretically predictable relationships.

Main Results:

• Factor analysis confirmed four dimensions of organizational job satisfaction: pay, interaction, administration, and status.
• Subscale reliability (Cronbach's alpha) ranged from .76 to .88, indicating strong internal consistency.
• The OJS scale scores significantly correlated with job enjoyment, autonomy, stress, and commitment, supporting construct validity.

Conclusions:

• The Organizational Job Satisfaction Scale demonstrates strong psychometric properties for use with registered nurses.
• The scale reliably measures key dimensions of job satisfaction, contributing to research in nursing and organizational psychology.
• Findings support the scale's utility for assessing job satisfaction and its correlates in healthcare settings.