Entry:
Van Sell, Mary; Brief, Arthur P.; and Aldag, Ramon J., "Job Satisfaction Among Married Working Women," Journal of Employment Counseling, (March, 1979), 38-43.
Abstract:
For married women employees, job satisfaction is positively related to life satisfaction, age and hours worked, and negatively related to importance of job income and number of teenagers living at home. A variety of factors previously found to be associated with job satisfaction among males, such as occupational prestige and income level, are unrelated to job satisfaction among married women.
GSS Years:1974
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| SATJOB |
JOB OR HOUSEWORK |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| CLASS |
SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| SPOCC |
SPOUSE CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| SPPRES |
SPOUSES OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| HRS1 |
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK |
| BABIES |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD |
| TEENS |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 13 THRU 17 YRS OLD |
| PRETEEN |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 6 THRU 12 YRS OLD |
| ADULTS |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 18 YRS AND OLDER |
| EARNRS |
HOW MANY IN FAMILY EARNED MONEY |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| JOBINC |
HIGH INCOME |
| JOBMEANS |
WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT |
| JOBHOUR |
SHORT WORKING HOURS |
| JOBPROMO |
CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT |
| JOBSEC |
NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED |
| RICHWORK |
"IF RICH |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| SATFIN |
SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| SPHRS1 |
NUMBER OF HRS SPOUSE WORKED LAST WEEK |