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Develop and validate the Job Perception Scales, a concise 21-item semantic differential instrument designed to assess five distinct facets of job satisfaction.

February 1, 1985Psychological Reports

An Empirical Evaluation of a Test for Assessing Job Satisfaction

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JHJohn D. HatfieldColorado State University Pueblo RRRichard B. RobinsonSmith Family RHRichard C. HusemanPrevent Child Abuse America

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Validation study demonstrates the reliability and validity of the 21-item Job Perception Scales across five core facets, suggesting an efficient tool for diagnostic workplace assessment.

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Develop and validate the Job Perception Scales, a concise 21-item semantic differential instrument designed to assess five distinct facets of job satisfaction.
Constructed a 21-item semantic differential instrument evaluating five job facets: work, pay, promotions, supervision, and co-workers.
Assessed psychometric properties by measuring convergent and discriminant validity against the established Job Descriptive Index.
Demonstrated satisfactory validity and reliability across all five job satisfaction dimensions.
Established strong convergent and discriminant validity compared with the Job Descriptive Index while offering faster administration and diagnostic utility.

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Hatfield et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73d532c553859489f15dec https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1985.56.1.39

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Validation study demonstrates the reliability and validity of the 21-item Job Perception Scales across five core facets, suggesting an efficient tool for diagnostic workplace assessment.

An Empirical Evaluation of a Test for Assessing Job Satisfaction

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An Empirical Evaluation of a Test for Assessing Job Satisfaction

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