Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale
Warr, Cook, and Wall's Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) is a widely used measure of job satisfaction in industrial/organisational (I/O) psychology research and practice. However, the factor structure has not been adequately explored, with two-factor and three-factor solutions previously proposed. T...
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| description | Warr, Cook, and Wall's Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) is a widely used measure of job satisfaction in industrial/organisational (I/O) psychology research and practice. However, the factor structure has not been adequately explored, with two-factor and three-factor solutions previously proposed. This study tested the factor structure of the JSS using robust analysis methods on data gathered from a convenience sample of 381 (females=264, males=116) Australian employees. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a hierarchical three-factor model of job satisfaction in terms of model adequacy coefficients; however, the three factors were highly correlated, thereby rendering a multifactorial approach to the JSS untenable. The results support the continued use of an overall score of job satisfaction when using this measure in I/O psychology research and practice. Further testing of the structure is recommended within a range of employment sectors, as the assumed multifactorial structure of the JSS common in the literature was not supported by the current study. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-422292020-07-22T08:23:35Z Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale Heritage, B. Pollock, C. Roberts, Lynne Warr, Cook, and Wall's Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) is a widely used measure of job satisfaction in industrial/organisational (I/O) psychology research and practice. However, the factor structure has not been adequately explored, with two-factor and three-factor solutions previously proposed. This study tested the factor structure of the JSS using robust analysis methods on data gathered from a convenience sample of 381 (females=264, males=116) Australian employees. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a hierarchical three-factor model of job satisfaction in terms of model adequacy coefficients; however, the three factors were highly correlated, thereby rendering a multifactorial approach to the JSS untenable. The results support the continued use of an overall score of job satisfaction when using this measure in I/O psychology research and practice. Further testing of the structure is recommended within a range of employment sectors, as the assumed multifactorial structure of the JSS common in the literature was not supported by the current study. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42229 10.1111/ap.12103 Taylor and Francis Ltd. fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Heritage, B. Pollock, C. Roberts, Lynne Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale |
| title | Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale |
| title_full | Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale |
| title_fullStr | Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale |
| title_short | Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Warr, Cook, and Wall's (1979) Job Satisfaction Scale |
| title_sort | confirmatory factor analysis of warr, cook, and wall's (1979) job satisfaction scale |
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