The Impact of Person–Job Fit on Job Satisfaction: The Mediator Role of Self Efficacy

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 805-813

  Peng, Yuwen ^a   Mao, Chao ^b  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Person job fit; Self efficacy; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939885066     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0659-x     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Anderson, J. C., & Gerbing, D. W. (1988). Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach. Psychological Bulletin,103(3), 411–432.
2. Appelbaum, S. H., & Hare, A. (1996). Self-efficacy as a mediator of goal setting and performance: Some human resource applications. Journal of Managerial Psychology,11(3), 33–47.
3. Bretz, R. D, Jr, & Judge, T. A. (1994). Person–organization fit and the theory of work adjustment: Implications for satisfaction, tenure, and career success. Journal of Vocational Behavior,44(1), 32–54.
4. Burke, R. J., & Weir, T. (1980). The type A experience: Occupational and life demands, satisfaction and well-being. Journal of Human Stress,6(4), 28–38.
5. Chilton, M. A., Hardgrave, B. C., & Armstrong, D. J. (2005). Person-job cognitive style fit for software developers: The effect on strain and performance. Journal of Management Information Systems,22(2), 193–226.
6. Choi, J. N. (2004). Person–environment fit and creative behavior: Differential impacts of supplies–values and demands–abilities versions of fit. Human Relations,57(5), 531–552.
7. Côté, S., & Morgan, L. M. (2002). A longitudinal analysis of the association between emotion regulation, job satisfaction, and intentions to quit. Journal of organizational Behavior,23(8), 947–962.
8. Edwards, J. R. (1991). Person-job fit: A conceptual integration, literature review, and methodological critique. New York: Wiley.
9. Edwards, J. R. (1996). An examination of competing versions of the person-environment fit approach to stress. Academy of Management Journal,39(2), 292–339.
10. Edwards, J. R., & Cooper, C. L. (1990). The person-environment fit approach to stress: Recurring problems and some suggested solutions. Journal of organizational Behavior,11(4), 293–307.
11. Hakanen, J. J., Perhoniemi, R., & Toppinen-Tanner, S. (2008). Positive gain spirals at work: From job resources to work engagement, personal initiative and work-unit innovativeness. Journal of Vocational Behavior,73(1), 78–91.
12. He, F., Cao, R., Feng, Z., Guan, H., & Peng, J. (2013a). The impacts of dispositional optimism and psychological resilience on the subjective well-being of burn patients: A structural equation modelling analysis. PLoS One,8(12), e82939.
13. He, F., Guan, H., Kong, Y., Cao, R., & Peng, J. (2013b). Some individual differences influencing the propensity to happiness: Insights from behavioral economics. Social Indicators Research. doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0519-0.
14. Hecht, T. D., & Allen, N. J. (2005). Exploring links between polychronicity and well-being from the perspective of person-job fit: Does it matter if you prefer to do only one thing at a time? Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,98(2), 155–178.
15. Hu, L., & Bentler, P. M. (1999). Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal,6(1), 1–55.
16. Judge, T. A., & Bono, J. E. (2001). Relationship of core self-evaluations traits—self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability—with job satisfaction and job performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology,86(1), 80–92.
17. Judge, T. A., Erez, A., Bono, J. E., & Thoresen, C. J. (2003). The core self-evaluations scale: Development of a measure. Personnel Psychology,56(2), 303–331.
18. Judge, T. A., Thoresen, C. J., Bono, J. E., & Patton, G. K. (2001). The job satisfaction–job performance relationship: A qualitative and quantitative review. Psychological Bulletin,127(3), 376–407.
19. Kristof, A. L. (1996). Person-organization fit: An integrative review of its conceptualizations, measurement, and implications. Personnel Psychology,49(1), 1–49.
20. Laschinger, H. K. S., Wong, C. A., & Greco, P. (2006). The impact of staff nurse empowerment on person-job fit and work engagement/burnout. Nursing Administration Quarterly,30(4), 358–367.
21. LeRouge, C., Nelson, A., & Blanton, J. E. (2006). The impact of role stress fit and self-esteem on the job attitudes of IT professionals. Information & Management,43(8), 928–938.
22. Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (1990). Work motivation and satisfaction: Light at the end of the tunnel. Psychological Science,1(4), 240–246.
23. MacKinnon, D. P., Lockwood, C. M., Hoffman, J. M., West, S. G., & Sheets, V. (2002). A comparison of methods to test mediation and other intervening variable effects. Psychological Methods,7(1), 83–104.
24. Millan, J. M., Hessels, J., Thurik, R., & Aguado, R. (2013). Determinants of job satisfaction: a European comparison of self-employed and paid employees. Small Business Economics,40(3), 651–670.
25. Nasser-Abu Alhija, F., & Wisenbaker, J. (2006). A Monte Carlo study investigating the impact of item parceling strategies on parameter estimates and their standard errors in CFA. Structural Equation Modeling,13(2), 204–228.
26. O’Brien, K. M., Heppner, M. J., Flores, L. Y., & Bikos, L. H. (1997). The Career Counseling Self-Efficiency Scale: Instrument development and training applications. Journal of Counseling Psychology,44(1), 20–31.
27. Peng, J., Jiang, X., Zhang, J., Xiao, R., Song, Y., Feng, X., et al. (2013a). The impact of psychological capital on job burnout of Chinese nurses: The mediator role of organizational commitment. PLoS One,8(12), e84193.
28. Peng, J., Miao, D., & Xiao, W. (2013b). Why are gainers more risk seeking. Judgment & Decision Making,8(2), 150–160.
29. Peng, J., Li, D., Zhang, Z., Tian, Y., Miao, D., Xiao, W., & Zhang, J. (2014). How can core self-evaluations influence job burnout? The key roles of organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Journal of Health Psychology. doi:10.1177/1359105314521478.
30. Perrewé, P. L. (1986). Locus of control and activity level as moderators in the quantitative job demands—satisfaction/psychological anxiety relationship: An experimental analysis. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,16(7), 620–632.
31. Rogers, W. M., & Schmitt, N. (2004). Parameter recovery and model fit using multidimensional composites: A comparison of four empirical parceling algorithms. Multivariate Behavioral Research,39(3), 379–412.
32. Saba, T. (2012). Implications of E-learning systems and self-efficiency on students outcomes: A model approach. Human-Centric Computing and Information Sciences,2(1), 1–11.
33. Saks, A. M., & Ashforth, B. E. (1997). A longitudinal investigation of the relationships between job information sources, applicant perceptions of fit, and work outcomes. Personnel Psychology,50(2), 395–426.
34. Schwarzer, R., & Jerusalem, M. (1995). Generalized self-efficacy scale. Measures in health psychology: A user’s portfolio. Causal and control beliefs,1, 35–37.
35. Singh, R., & Greenhaus, J. H. (2004). The relation between career decision-making strategies and person-job fit: A study of job changers. Journal of Vocational Behavior,64(1), 198–221.
36. Tak, J. (2011). Relationships between various person–environment fit types and employee withdrawal behavior: A longitudinal study. Journal of Vocational Behavior,78(2), 315–320.
37. Tinsley, H. E. (2000). The congruence myth: An analysis of the efficacy of the person–environment fit model. Journal of Vocational Behavior,56(2), 147–179.
38. Tracey, T. J. (1997). The structure of interests and self-efficiency expectations: An expanded examination of the spherical model of interests. Journal of Counseling Psychology,44(1), 32–43.
39. Verquer, M. L., Beehr, T. A., & Wagner, S. H. (2003). A meta-analysis of relations between person–organization fit and work attitudes. Journal of Vocational Behavior,63(3), 473–489.
40. Weber, M., Ruch, W., Littman-Ovadia, H., Lavy, S., & Gai, O. (2013). Relationships among higher-order strengths factors, subjective well-being, and general self-efficacy–the case of Israeli adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences,55(3), 322–327.
41. Weiss, H. M., & Cropanzano, R. (1996). Affective events theory: A theoretical discussion of the structure, causes and consequences of affective experiences at work.
42. Wheeler, A. R., Gallagher, V. C., Brouer, R. L., & Sablynski, C. J. (2007). When person-organization (mis) fit and (dis) satisfaction lead to turnover: The moderating role of perceived job mobility. Journal of Managerial Psychology,22(2), 203–219.
43. Wright, T. A., & Cropanzano, R. (2004). The role of psychological well-being in job performance: A fresh look at an age-old quest. Organizational Dynamics,33(4), 338–351.
44. Xiao, W., Zhou, L., Wu, Q., Zhang, Y., Miao, D., Zhang, J., & Peng, J. (2014). Effects of person-vocation fit and core self-evaluation on career commitment of medical university students: The mediator roles of anxiety and carrier satisfaction. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, e8(1).
45. Zellars, K. L., Hochwarter, W. A., Perrewe, P. L., Miles, A. K., & Kiewitz, C. (2001). Beyond self-efficacy: Interactive effects of role conflict and perceived collective efficacy. Journal of Managerial Issues,13(4), 483–499.
46. Zhang, J., Wu, Q., Miao, D., Yan, X., & Peng, J. (2014). The impact of core self-evaluations on job satisfaction: The mediator role of career commitment. Social Indicators Research,116, 809–822.