Reliability and validity of a single-item measure of job satisfaction

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-198

  Dolbier, Christyn L ^a   Webster, Judith A ^b   McCalister, Katherine T ^c   Mallon, Mark W ^b   Steinhardt, Mary A ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Cognitive; Instrument Development; Job Satisfaction Measure; Measurement; Nonexperimental; Prevention Research; Research; Self Reported Health; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 12144272237     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-19.3.194     Document Type: Article

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