Chapter 4 On the directionality of vigor–JOB SATISFACTION RELATIONSHIPS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Abstract

We compared the fit of our data with four different theoretical expectations regarding the direction of effect across time between job satisfaction and vigor. Respondents were 573 apparently healthy employees who had completed questionnaires while undergoing a periodical health examination at two points in time, T1 and T2, about 22 months apart. We found that the model that predicted that job satisfaction influenced vigor in a unidirectional way best fitted the data. Our findings provided support for theories postulating that job satisfaction, representing an overall appraisal of job conditions, has a unidirectional impact on positive affects at work.

Citation

Shirom, A. and Shraga, O. (2009), "Chapter 4 On the directionality of vigor–JOB SATISFACTION RELATIONSHIPS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY", Härtel, C.E.J., Ashkanasy, N.M. and Zerbe, W.J. (Ed.) Emotions in Groups, Organizations and Cultures (Research on Emotion in Organizations, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 73-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-9791(2009)0000005006