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Social Loafing among Learner Support Staff for Open and Distance Education Programmes in South-Western Nigeria: The Imperative for Counselling Intervention
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Ofole, Ndidi Mercy – Open Learning, 2022
A descriptive survey design was adopted to investigate the relationship that exists amongst locus of control, work engagement, organisational reward system, job satisfaction and social loafing among the staff of distance learning programme in South-western Nigeria. Four hundred and forty-seven (males = 184; females = 263) learners support staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, Gender Differences
The Construction and Initial Validation of the Work Volition Scale
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Duffy, Ryan D.; Diemer, Matthew A.; Perry, Justin C.; Laurenzi, Cathy; Torrey, Carrie L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
This study constructed an instrument measuring work volition for adult populations, defined as the perceived capacity to make occupational choices despite constraints. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis produced a 3-factor structure containing subscales assessing general volition, financial constraints, and structural constraints. The full…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Adults, Career Choice, Factor Analysis
Job Satisfaction and Locus of Control in an Academic Setting
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Stachowiak, Bonni J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored any relationships that existed between faculty members' locus of control and job satisfaction at a small, private, faith-based university. Two demographic variables were also analyzed in the findings: number of years teaching in higher education and tenure status. The job satisfaction instrument used was the Job in General…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, College Faculty
The Relationship between Core Self-Evaluations and Work and Family Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Work-Family Conflict and Facilitation
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Boyar, Scott L.; Mosley, Donald C., Jr. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
This study examines the impact of work-family conflict and work-family facilitation on work and family outcomes and explores the influence of core self-evaluations (CSE) among these relationships. CSE is comprised of self-esteem, neuroticism, locus of control, and general self-efficacy. CSE was found to be negatively related to work interfering…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Conflict
The Relationships Among Measures of Work Orientation, Job Attribute Preferences, Personality Measures, and Abilities. Technical Report No. 7.
Alexander, Ralph A.; And Others – 1975
Alternate measures of both job structural attribute preferences and intrinsic versus extrinsic orientation to sources of job rewards were investigated with a view toward assessing instrument properties and providing direction for future improvement of such measures. Analysis indicated that different measures of intrinsic and extrinsic orientation…
Descriptors: Ability, Attitude Measures, Correlation, Individual Differences
Job Stress, Stress Related to Performance-Based Accreditation, Locus of Control, Age, and Gender As Related to Job Satisfaction and Burnout in Teachers and Principals.
Hipps, Elizabeth Smith; Halpin, Glennelle – 1991
The purpose of the study described here was to: (1) determine the amount of variance in burnout and job satisfaction in public school teachers and principals which could be accounted for by stress related to the state's performance-based accreditation standards; (2) examine the relationship between stress related to state standards and the age and…
Descriptors: Burnout, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction