| Abstract: | Job-satisfaction questionnaires were administered to a sample of 350 female clerical workers. After a lapse of 5 mo. 31 girls had quit, 26 of whom had completed the questionnaire. These 26 girls reported significantly less satisfaction with their jobs than the 319 girls who remained on the job. An explanation of this finding in terms of the difficulty of finding a new job, economic pressures to remain on present job, and condition of the labor market is offered. The relationship between satisfaction and turnover is not regarded as general. The data from the subsequent 7-mo study indicate that job-satisfaction scores continue to exhibit a significant relationship to turnover over a 12-mo period. Even after a 12-mo period the terminators had reported lower job satisfaction at the time of the assessment than those who were still with the company. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
