Job Satisfaction Researches of 1962

Abstract

This is the twenty‐first in a series. It covers reports published in 1962, plus earlier reports which have just come to the attention of the writers. Earlier summaries will be found in Job Satisfaction by Robert Hoppock (Harper & Bros., 1935) and in the following issues of Occupations: April, 1938; October, 1940; February, 1943; April, 1945; April, 1948; December, 1948; December, 1949; October, 1950; May, 1951; May, 1952. More recent summaries will be found in the following issues of the Personnel and Guidance Journal: September, 1953; September, 1954; May, 1955; May, 1956; September, 1957; September, 1958; May, 1959; September, 1960; December, 1961; November, 1962. Readers are invited to notify the authors of research appropriate for review in future articles.—Ed.

Job satisfactions and counselor performance in state rehabilitation agencies.

“…Job satisfaction studies in many different settings have suggested factors which appear to influence and enter into job satisfaction as a variable of work adjustment (Robinson & Conners, 1962, 1963 and (Scott, et al, 1958). Among others, whether or not a measure of overall job satisfaction or a measure of satisfaction with specific jobrelated factors is used appears to make a difference.…”