Self, role, and satisfaction

Work satisfaction and the ESL profession

“…Individuals may differ in any or all of the following three factors: (1) their perception of the supervisor's behaviour, (2) the value standard against which they evaluate that behaviour and (3) their estimation of the discrepancy between the observed and the ideal behaviour. The higher a person's expectations, the more likely that person is to perceive a significant discrepancy between the actual and the ideal job situation, and so to experience some degree of job dissatisfaction (Brophy, 1959).…”

Motivation, Satisfaction, and Morale in Army Careers: A Review of Theory and Measurement

“…The individual's perception that his job offers him the opportunIcy to uso his skills and abilities is also linked to job satisfaction (Brophy, 1959;Kornhauser, !965;Vroom, 1962). These studies found positive correlations between job satisfaction and individual's ratings of the degree his job utilized his abilities, Job level apparently affects this relationship.…”

Job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and self-concept of home economics college faculty

“…The relationships between self-concept and job satisfaction were also studied by Brophy (1959), Gurin, Veroff, and Feld (1960), Kornhauser (1965), and Bradburn (1969. However, since these studies were concerned with life satisfaction as well as self-concept and job satisfaction, they will be reported in another section of this review.…”

“…Several other studies were found which investigated the relationships between job satisfaction and life satisfaction (Brophy, 1959;Gurin, Veroff, and Feld, 1960;Kornhauser, 1965;Bradburn, 1969). Because these studies were also concerned with the relationship of self-concept to these two constructs they will be reported in the next section of this review.…”

“…Four studies will be reported which have investigated these interrelation 54 ships. Brophy (1959) tested portions of the theory of satisfaction he presented; Gurin, Veroff, and Feld (1960) surveyed the mental health of Americans; Kornhauser (1965) studied the mental condition of workers in modern mass production industries; and Bradburn (1969) Respondents were 81 female nurses at a large metropolitan hospital, 77 percent of those to whom questionnaires were distributed. The sub jects tended to be young, with half of them being 20 to 24 years of age and having had less than four ycàrb experience in nursing.…”