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Person—environment congruence, self‐efficacy, and environmental identity in relation to job satisfaction: a career decision theory perspective
Author(s) -
Perdue Stacie Vernick,
Reardon Robert C.,
Peterson Gary W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2007.tb00022.x
Subject(s) - psychology , job satisfaction , social psychology , cronbach's alpha , congruence (geometry) , scale (ratio) , work engagement , person–environment fit , applied psychology , work (physics) , psychometrics , developmental psychology , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
This study explored the relationship between person—environment congruence, self‐efficacy, and environmental identity and job satisfaction. Participants were 198 employees of a multinational telecommunications corporation. The predictor domain included the Iachan Index (R. Iachan, 1984), the Mahalanobis Distance Index (L. J. Cronbach & G. C. Gleser, 1953), the Self‐Efficacy Scale (M. Sherer et al., 1982, 2000), and the Environmental Identity Scale (G. D. Gottfredson & J. L. Holland, 1996; J. L. Holland, 1997). The criterion domain included 6 components of job satisfaction. A canonical correlation analysis identified 2 significant roots labeled organizational mission satisfaction and work task satisfaction . Implications for career decision making are discussed.