| Abstract: | The relationship between the importance of 73 environmental factors and the satisfaction or dissatisfaction which these elicit was investigated for 1935 government employees. Results indicate (a) a V shaped distribution between satisfaction-dissatisfaction and importance; (b) a positive correlation between satisfaction and importance, but a negative correlation between dissatisfaction and importance; and (c) factors of extreme satisfaction or dissatisfaction are more important than mild factors. Findings support a dual theory of self-actualizing and deficiency motivations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
