The intent of this study was to investigate a number of variables, including Holland's concept of person-environment congruence, that might account for job satisfaction differences among mental health workers. One hundred and twenty-one subjects, from three mental health centers, completed a job satisfaction instrument, while eighty-two of those subjects completed Holland's Self-Directed Search. No pattern of optimally satisfied personality types emerged from each of five mental health occupations. Holland's theory of person-environment congruence was not supported. Statistically significant results demonstrated that: (1) Whites were more satisfied than non-whites with their pay and total job satisfaction, (2) middle-aged employees were better satisfied than younger employees with their opportunities for promotion, (3) workers employed between six months and a year were more satisfied than workers employed for one year or longer with their opportunities for promotion, (4) employees receiving between two and four hours of weekly supervision were more satisfied than those persons receiving one hour or less regarding their supervision and total satisfaction, (5) indirect service workers were better satisfied than direct service workers regarding their pay, opportunities for promotion and total job satisfaction, and (6) administrators were better satisfied than outpatient workers with regard to their pay and opportunity for promotion. No significant differences were found among the variables of sex, educational level, or number of hours worked per week. The affect of agency size on job satisfaction differences could not be determined due to an inadequate number of participants. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-10, Section: A, page: 4377. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74311 |
| Contributors | MARTIN, JOHN WENDELL., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 130 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
Page generated in 0.002 seconds