Job Satisfaction as a Function of Employees' Communication Apprehension, Self-Esteem, and Perceptions of Their Immediate Supervisors

The study indicated that subordinate satisfaction with immediate supervision is closely associated with perceptions of supervisor communication behavior, credibility, attractiveness, and attitude homophily, and to a lesser extent with oral communication apprehension and self-esteem. It was further suggested that while these variables are good predictors of satisfaction with immediate supervision, they may have little or no effect on other dimensions of job satisfaction.