Reliability and Validity of a 3 Item Job Satisfaction Scale

A meta-analytic examination of the construct validity of the Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire Job Satisfaction Subscale.

Another article in the most recent issue of JVB investigates the reliability and construct validity of a measure of Job Satisfaction. Bowling and Hammond use meta-analyses to examine the psychometric properties of the Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire Job Satisfaction Subscale (MOAQ-JSS). The MOAQ-JSS is a brief, face-valid measure of global job satisfaction that was developed to overcome some of the limitations of other job satisfaction measures. The advantages of the MOAQ-JSS include its length (3 items) and its focus on the affective component of job satisfaction. Researchers present a nomological network of the hypothesized causes, correlates, and consequences of job satisfaction. Hypothesized causes include job characteristics, work stressors, social and organizational support, and person-environment fit. Hypothesized correlates include job attitudes, organizational justice, psychological and physical strains, and life satisfaction. Hypothesized consequences include in-role performance, extra-role performance, and withdrawal behavior. The authors also compiled normative data for the MOAQ-JSS. Results indicated that the MOAQ-JSS demonstrates acceptable levels of reliability and provide evidence of construct validity based on a pattern of relationships consistent with that predicted by the nomological network. Consistent with past research, continuance commitment was the only job attitude found to be weakly related to the MOAQ-JSS. This research supports the use of the MOAQ-JSS as a construct- and face- valid measure of global, affective job satisfaction, especially in circumstances where questionnaire length is a concern.

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