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Levels and Determinants of Female Job Satisfaction for a National Sample of Females Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, 1982 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Discrimination, Sex; Job Satisfaction; Modeling, Mixed Effects; Occupational Status; Sex Roles Women participating in the labor force are frequently confronted by special problems such as sex discrimination in the work place and conflicting responsibilities at home and at work. These and other problematic conditions would lead to the expectation that female workers would be less satisfied with their jobs than their male counterparts. However, recent research findings from numerous national surveys have constantly indicated that women tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than males. The present study aims to clarify this irony by comparing the major determinants of job satisfaction between the sexes. The analysis was based on the data from the NLS of Mature Women who were in the labor force in 1972. Three hypothetical models are used for explaining the relatively high level of job satisfaction among female workers: the dispositional model, the situational model, the lack-of-awareness model. Using multiple regression analysis and chi-square analysis, major determinants of job satisfaction were identified for both sexes. Work progress, occupational status, locus of control, work value, and job stressors were found to be uniformly important to job satisfaction for both females and males. In addition, work commitment was identified as one of the major determinants of job satisfaction for females. Based on these findings and the results of other supplementary analyses, propositions suggested by three hypothetical models were tested. |
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Kim, Muncho. Levels and Determinants of Female Job Satisfaction for a National Sample of Females. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, 1982. |