Relations of Job Characteristics from Multiple Data Sources with Employee Affect, Absence, Turnover Intentions and Health
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1991
Keywords
job characteristics from incumbents vs descriptions vs "Dictionary of Occupational Titles", employee outcomes, state civil service employees, test of job characteristics theory
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.76.1.46
Abstract
Much of the evidence in support of job characteristics theory is limited to incumbent reports of job characteristics. In this study, job characteristics data from 3 independent sources—incumbents, ratings from job descriptions, and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles—were used. Convergent validities of incumbent reports with other sources were quite modest. Although incumbent reports of job characteristics correlated significantly with several employee outcomes (job satisfaction, work frustration, anxiety on the job, turnover intentions, and number of doctor visits), the other sources showed few significant correlations, except for number of doctor visits. Caution is urged in the use of incumbent self-reports of job characteristics as indicators of actual work environments. New methods for studying job characteristics are suggested.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Applied Psychology, v. 76, issue 1, p. 46-53
Scholar Commons Citation
Spector, Paul E. and Jex, Steve M., "Relations of Job Characteristics from Multiple Data Sources with Employee Affect, Absence, Turnover Intentions and Health" (1991). Psychology Faculty Publications. 652.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/652
