Final Flashcards
Job Satisfaction
Positive attitude or emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experience
Hawthorne Effect
A change in behavior or attitudes that was the simple result of increased attention
Attitudes
Relatively stable feelings or beliefs that are directed toward specific persons, groups, ideas, jobs, or other projects
Overall Satisfaction
Overall assessment of job satisfaction that results either from mathematically combining scores based on satisfaction with specific important aspects of work or a single overall evaluative rating of the job
Facet Satisfaction
Information related to specific facets or elements of job satisfaction
Job Descriptive Index (JDI)
One of the most extensively researched & documented job satisfaction instruments; assesses satisfaction with 5 distinct areas: the work itself, supervision, people, pay, & promotion; created by Smith, Kendall, & Hulin 1969
Job in General Scale (JIG)
An overall satisfaction measure; contains 18 items
Disadvantages of JDI
The questionnaire is 72 items and lengthy; broad category of “work” doesn’t provide much info about issues such as creativity, independence, variety, and others
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ)
Commonly used job satisfaction instruments that assesses particular aspects of work as well as scores for extrinsic satisfaction and intrinsic satisfaction
Intrinsic Satisfaction
Satisfaction that derives from aspects central, or intrinsic, to the job itself, such as responsibility
Extrinsic Satisfaction
Satisfaction that derives from aspects extrinsic, or external, to job tasks, such as pay or benefits
Commitment
Psychological and emotional attachment an individual feels to a relationship, an organization, a goal, or an occupation
Affective Commitment
An emotional attachment to an organization
Continuance Commitment
Perceived cost of leaving an organization
Normative Commitment
An obligation to remain in an organization
Occupational Commitment
Commitment to a particular occupational field; includes affective, continuance, and normative commitment
Job Embeddedness
The many and varied types of commitment that individuals feel toward coworkers, teams, organizations, and careers
Organizational Identification (OID)
The process whereby individuals derive a feeling of pride and esteem from their association with an organization. Individuals may also take pains to distance themselves from the organization for which they work–this would be called organizational disidentification
Employee Engagement
Positive work-related state of mind that includes high levels of energy, enthusiasm, and identification with one’s work
Moods
Generalized state of feeling not identified with a particular stimulus and not sufficiently intense to interrupt ongoing thought processes
Emotions
An effect or feeling, often experienced and displayed in reaction to an event or thought and accompanied by physiological changes in various system of the body
Affect Circumplex
Figure in which opposite emotions appear directly across from each other on a circle
Process Emotion
Reaction that results from consideration of the tasks one is currently doing
Prospective Emotion
Reaction that results from a consideration of the tasks one anticipates doing
Retrospective Emotion
Reaction that results from the consideration of the tasks one has already completed
Negative Affectivity (NA)
Dspostitions wherein individuals are prone to experience a diverse array of negative mood states
Positive Affectivity (PA)
Disposition in which individuals are prone to describe themselves as cheerful, enthusiastic, confident, active, and energetic
Core Self-Evaluation
Assessments that individuals make of their circumstances; elements of core evaluations include self-esteem, self-efficacy, locus of control, and the absence of neuroticism
Withdrawal Behaviors
Absenteeism, turnover, tardiness, and retirement may be different manifestations of a larger construct called withdrawal
Work Withdrawal
Action that represents an attempt by the individual to withdraw from work but maintain ties to the organization and the work role; includes lateness and absenteeism
Job Withdrawal
Action that represents and individual’s willingness to sever ties to an organization and the work role; includes intentions to quit or retire
Progressive Hypothesis
A progression of withdrawal Behaviors that start with tardiness, increase to absenteeism, and eventually result in a decision to quit or retire
Telecommuting
Accomplishing work tasks from a distant location using electronic communication media
Work-Family Balance
Area of research that investigates whether the satisfaction that one experiences at work in in part affected by the satisfaction that one experiences in nonwork, and vice versa
Psychological Contracts
Beliefs that people hold regarding terms of an exchange agreement between themselves and the organization
Job Embeddedness
Individuals’ attachments to their job that involves (1) links to people and groups in the organization, (2) perceptions of their fit with the job or organization, and (3) what workers say they would sacrifice if they left their jobs
Job-Crafting
Self-initiated changes that employees actively make to their jobs to help them increase interesting job characteristics and decrease unpleasant job demands
Fight-or-Flight Reaction
Adaptive response to stressful situations exhibited by animals and humans in which they choose to either fight or attempt to escape
Eustress
Type of stress that provides challenges that motivate individuals to work hard and meet their goals
Distress
Type of stress resulting from chronically demanding situations that produces negative health outcomes
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
A nearly identical response sequence to almost any disease or trauma; identified by Hns Selye
Alarm Reaction
Stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which the body mobilizes resources to cope with added stress
Stress Hormones
Chemical released in the body when a person encounters stressful or demanding situations; e.g. adrenaline,noradrenaline, epinephrine, or cortisol
Resistance
Stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which the body copes with the original source of stress, but resistance to other stressors is lowered
Exhaustion
Stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which overall resistance drops and adverse consequences (e.g., burnout, severe illness, and even death) can result unless stress is reduced
Problem-Focused Coping
Type of coping directed at managing or altering a problem causing the stress
Emotion-Focused Coping
Type of coping directed at reducing the emotional response to a problem by avoiding, minimizing, or distancing oneself from the problem
Stressors
Physical or psychological demands to which an individual responds
Strains
Reaction or response to stressors
Autonomy
Extent to which employees can control how and when they perform the task of their job
Interpersonal Conflict
Negative interactions with coworkers, supervisors, or clients,which can range from heated arguments to subtle incidents of unfriendly behavior
Incivility at Work
Rude, condescending, and aggressive words or behaviors that violate workplace norms of respect
Role Stressors
Collective term for stressors resulting from the multiple task requirements of a particular job
Role
The expectations regarding the responsibilities and requirements of a particular job
Role Ambiguity
Stressors that occurs when employees lack clear knowledge of what behavior is expected in their job
Role Conflict
Stressors that occurs when an individual is expected to fulfill too many roles at the same time
Work-Family Conflict
Situation that occurs when workers experience conflict between the roles they fulfill at work and in their personal lives
Emotional Labor
Regulation of one’s emotions to meet job or organizational demands; can be achieved through surface acting and deep acing
Surface Acting
Emotional Labor that consists of managing or faking one’s expressions or emotions
Deep Acting
Emotional Labor that consists of managing one’s feelings, including emotions required by the job
Challenge-Related Stressors
Work demands or circumstances that, although potentially stressful, have potential gains for individuals
Hinderance-Related Stressors
Job demands or circumstances that tend to limit or interfere with n individual’s work achievement
Burnout
Extreme state of psychological strain resulting from a prolonged response to chronic job stressors that exceed an individual’s resources to cope with them
Emotional Exhaustion
Burnout that occurs when individuals feel emotionally drained by work
Depersonalization
Burnout that occurs when individuals become hardened by their job and tend to treat clients or patients like objects
Low Personal Accomplishment
Burnout in which individuals feel they cannot deal with problems effectively and understand or identify with others’ problems
Shift Work
Scheduling of work into temporal shifts; common in particular occupational groups such as nurses, blue-collar workers, and public safety personnel
Circadian Cycle
The 24-hour physiological cycle in which humans tend to be active during hours of light and inactive during hours of darkness
Fixed Shift
A particular shift that is permanently assigned to a worker
Rotating Shift
A shift that changes over a certain period of time
Flextime
Schedule in which individual workers are given discretion over the time they report to work and the time they leave work on a given day
Compressed Workweek
Schedule that permits an employee to work for longer than 8 hours a day and fewer than 5 days a week
Demand-Control Model
A model suggesting that two factors are prominent in producing job stress: job demands and individual control; developed by Karasek
Job Demands
Component of demand-control model that refers to the workload or intellectual requirements for the job
Job Control
Component of demand-control model that refers t other combination of autonomy in the job and discretion for using different skills
Person-Job (P-J) Fit
Extent to which the skills, abilities, and interests of an individual are compatible with the demands of the job
Person-Organization (O-P) Fit
Extent to which the values of an employee are consistent with the values held by most others in the orgaization
Locus of Control (LOC)
Construct that refers to the belief of individuals that what happens to them is under their control (internal LOC) or beyond their control (external LOC)
Hardiness
A set of personality characteristics that provide resistance to stress; hardy individuals feel in control of their lives, have a sense of commitment to their family and their work goals and values, and see unexpected change as a challenge
Self-Esteem
A sense of positive self-worth that is considered to be an important resource for coping
Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP)
Set of characteristics exhibited by individuals who are engaged in a chronic struggle to obtain an unlimited number of poorly defined things from their environment in the shortest period of time; subcomponents include hostility, achievement strivings, impatience/irritability, and time urgency
Coronary-Prone Personality
Alternative name to Type A behavior patter because it links to coronary heart disease and heart attacks
Hostility
Type A behavior pattern subcomponent associated with increased secretion of stress hormones and increased risk of coronary heart disease and other long-term, harmful health outcomes
Achievement Striving (AS)
Subcomponent of the Type A behavior pattern that involves the tendency to be active and to work hard in achieving one’s goals
Impatience/Irritability (II)
Subcomponent of Type A behavior pattern that reflects intolerance and frustration resulting from being slowed down
Time Urgency
Subcomponent of Type A behavior pattern that refers to the feeling of being pressured by inadequate time
Occupational Health Psychology
Area of psychology that involves the application of psychology to improving the quality of work life and to protecting and promoting the safety, health, and well-being of workers
Primary Prevention Strategy
Stress prevention strategy concerned with modifying or eliminating stressors in the work environment
Cognitive Restructuring
Type of stress intervention that focuses on changing perception and thought proceeded that lead to stress; reduces stress by changing the individual’s perception of, or capacity to meet the demands f, the work environment
Secondary Prevention Strategies
Stress prevention strategy that involves modifying responses to inevitable demands or stressors
Stress Management Training
A program useful for helping employees deal with workplace stressors that are difficult to remove or change
Stress Inoculation
Common type of stress management training that usually combines primary prevention and secondary prevention strategies
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Stress management technique to relax the muscles, thereby helping to progressively relax the entire body
Biofeedback
Stress management technique that teaches individuals to control certain body functions, such as heart rate, blood essure, and even skin temperature, by responding to feedback from an electronic instrument
Social Support
The comfort, assistance, or information an individual receives through formal or informal contacts with individuals or groups
Buffer or Moderator Hypothesis
Hypothesis that social support moderates or reduces health problems by protecting individuals from the negative effects of work stressors
Tertiary Prevention Strategies
Stress prevention strategy focused on healing the negative effects of stressors
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
Counseling provided by an organization to deal with workplace stress, alcohol and drug difficulties, and problems stemming from outside the job
Justice Hypothesis of Workplace Violence
Hypothesis that some violent acts can be understood as reactions by an employee to perceived injustice
Bullying
Harassing, offending, socially excluding, or assigning humiliating tasks to a person of subordinate status repeatedly and over a long period of time
Cyberbullying
Bullying that takes place through electronic technology
Mobbing
Situation in which a target is selected and bullied by a group of people other than an individual
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
Hypothesis that frustration leads to aggression; ultimately found to be too broad–aggression is only one possible response to frustration and not everyone responds to frustration with aggression
Who introduced the concept of emotions into mainstream American I-O psychology? When? What did they argue?
Australian psychologist Elton Mayo; mid-1920; argued that factory work resulted in various negative emotions
What was Robert Hoppock (1935) interested in?
Answering 2 questions: Are the workers happy? Are workers in some occupations happier than workers of other occupations?
Robert Hoppock (1935) Findings
Only 12% of workers could be classified as dissatisfied; wide variations among individuals within occupational grouping; some occupations were happier than those in other categories; both job-related and individual differences variables might influence job satisfaction
Hawthorne plant of Western Electric Company Findings
Suggested that the perceptions of workers had a greater effect on productivity than actual working conditions; the increased attention of supervisors positively impacted workers’ attitudes and this in turn, increased production
What two industry outcomes were thought to be closely linked to job satisfaction from 1935 to 1955?
The prevention of labor unrest in the form of strikes; productivity—-if worker morale was kept high, there wouldn’t be a reason for workers to go on strike and impede production
Brayfield and Crockett (1955)
Concluded that there was little evidence of a substantial connection between job satisfaction and job performance
Herzberg, Mausner, Peterson, and Capwell (1957)
Concluded that there was a connection between satisfaction and at least some work behaviors, particularly absenteeism and turnover
Schneider, Changes, Smith, & Salvaggio (2003) Findings
Company success results in increased overall job satisfaction and increased satisfaction with job security; developed a model
Wanous, Reichers, and Hundy (1997) demonstrated
Even single-item measures of job satisfaction may work well as a measurement in many situations
The “Faces” Scale
Developed about 60 years ago; a single-item scale of measuring overall job satisfaction
Judge, Thoreson, and Colleagues (2001) Simple 5-Item Scale
Respondents answer with agree-disagree format to these 5 statements:
+ I feel fairly satisfied with my present job.
+ Most days I am enthusiastic about my work.
+ Each day at work seems like it will never end.
+ I find real enjoyment in my work
+I consider my job to be rather unpleasant.
Nagy (2002) demonstrated
That single-item measures of each of the JDI facets may work as well as, or even better than the multiple-item format
The Downside to Single-Item Measures
The absence of any information about what may be causing the job dissatisfaction, limiting intervention