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Scales for the measurement of some work attitudes and aspects of psychological well‐being
Author(s) -
WARR PETER,
COOK JOHN,
WALL TOBY
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1979.tb00448.x
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , happiness , psychology , life satisfaction , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , applied psychology , social psychology , anxiety , work (physics) , job attitude , well being , quality (philosophy) , job performance , engineering , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , psychotherapist
Two studies of male manual workers are described, in which eight scales relevant to the quality of working life are introduced and assessed. The scales build upon previous work, but are designed to remedy certain conceptual and operational deficiencies. They cover work involvement, intrinsic job motivation, higher order need strength, perceived intrinsic job characteristics, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, happiness, and self‐rated anxiety. In addition, components of job satisfaction and life satisfaction, derived through cluster analyses, are also identified. The scales are shown to have good internal reliability and to be factorially separate. Comprehensive psychometric data are provided as a base‐line for future applications.