Workplace attachment, workspace appropriation, and job satisfaction

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to clarify the relationship between psycho-environmental variables and work satisfaction by comparing them in a single model of psycho-organizational variables whose impact on satisfaction at work is well known.One hundred and twelve French supermarket workers completed a questionnaire composed of indicators assessing: (a) job satisfaction (ESVP and M.S.Q), (b) psycho-environmental variables (EALT, A-E scale, and a questionnaire about workspace appropriation and workplace attachment), and (c) psychoorganizational variables using some of Karasec's control scales, Geurts ' SWING, and Meyer, Allen, and Smith's organizational commitment scale. Regression analysis showed that the psycho-environmental variables were predictors of job satisfaction, some being more relevant predictors of the MSQ and particularly of the ESVP than the psycho-organizational variables. These results contribute to the current debate on the operationalization of the concept of job satisfaction.

The convergent-discriminant validity of the Workplace Attachment Scale (WAS)

“…This scale has been tested on hospital administrative staff (Velasco & Rioux, 2010), teachers (Rioux & Pignault, 2013), and employees in several other public and private organizations (Scrima, Rioux, & Lorito, 2014), and the results show that psycho-environmental variables are predictors of job satisfaction, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviours (Le Roy & Rioux, 2013).…”

“…From an environmental perspective, Rioux and Pignault (2013) considered workplace attachment as a resource for employees. Several studies (Le Roy & Rioux, 2013;Rioux & Pignault, 2013;Velasco & Rioux, 2010) have found that employees who are more attached to their workplace are more satisfied, show a lower tendency to leave their jobs, and improve their job performance compared to those who are less attached (Dinç, 2010).…”

The Work-Life Conflict and Satisfaction with Life: Correlates and the Mediating Role of the Work-Family Conflict

“…The correlations between wellbeing, satisfaction with life and affectivity suggest that subjective well-being includes two components: the cognitive component, which determines the perception of life satisfaction (Dorahy, Lewis, Schumaker, Akuamoah-Boateng, Duze, & Sibiya, 2000) and the emotional component which includes our positive and negative emotions (Rask, Astedt-Kurki, & Laippala, 2002;Connolly, & Viswesvaran, 2000). Workplace attachment is highly correlated with job satisfaction, being a predictor of the later variable, as previous studies have shown (Rioux & Pignault, 2013).…”

Do CSR Perceptions Influence Work Outcomes in the Health Care Sector? The Mediating Role of Organizational Identification and Employee Attachment

“…Previous studies showed that EA has a positive impact on employee attitudes such as high satisfaction, low turnover rates [31,34,35], OCB [5,36], and comfort at work [37]. Similarly, Luke et al (2020) showed that EA is highly correlated with beneficial organizational outcomes; hence, employees identify with their workplace and maintain their organizations' reputation [28].…”

“…SET suggests that employees develop feelings of obligation and reciprocate what they receive in the form of OI. EA is the extent to which employees bond to their firm, transforming the workplace into a personal one [30], based on the ability of their organization to fulfill social obligations [21,31]. Through SIT, CSR creates synergy between employees and firms, enhancing the emotional link between the two [27,29].…”