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The role of positive and negative affectivity on job satisfaction and life satisfaction

Zhai, Qing-guo, Smyth, Russell, Nielsen, Ingrid and Luan, Xiu-yun 2009, The role of positive and negative affectivity on job satisfaction and life satisfaction, in ICMSE 2009 : International Conference on Management Science and Engineering - 16th Annual Conference Proceedings, IEEE, Piscataway, N.J., pp. 1184-1189, doi: 10.1109/ICMSE.2009.5318066.

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Title The role of positive and negative affectivity on job satisfaction and life satisfaction
Author(s) Zhai, Qing-guo
Smyth, Russell
Nielsen, IngridORCID iD for Nielsen, Ingrid orcid.org/0000-0002-9065-9778
Luan, Xiu-yun
Conference name Management Science and Engineering. Conference (16th : 2009 : Moscow, Russia)
Conference location Moscow, Russia
Conference dates 14-16 Sep. 2009
Title of proceedings ICMSE 2009 : International Conference on Management Science and Engineering - 16th Annual Conference Proceedings
Editor(s) Hua, Lan
Yu-hong, Yang
Publication date 2009
Start page 1184
End page 1189
Total pages 6
Publisher IEEE
Place of publication Piscataway, N.J.
Keyword(s) Job satisfaction
Life satisfaction
Mediation
Negative affectivity
Positive affectivity
Summary This study examines the relationship between positive affectivity, negative affectivity, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction using a sample of 558 urban employees from Dalian. Positive and negative affectivity were measured with Watson's PANAS scale, job satisfaction was measured with Spector's JSS scale, and life satisfaction was measured with the International Wellbeing Group's PWI scale. All the scales are well established multi-item scales that have been validated both in English speaking populations and in China. The statistical analysis found that affectivity is a source of both job satisfaction and life satisfaction. Job satisfaction is positively related to life satisfaction, supporting the spillover theory. Job satisfaction partly mediates the relationship between affectivity and life satisfaction. The practical implications for managers is that because of the dispositional source of job and life satisfaction, managers need to put more emphasis on improving job satisfaction and subjective quality of life by improving the workplace environment. ©2009 IEEE.
ISBN 9781424439706
Language eng
DOI 10.1109/ICMSE.2009.5318066
Field of Research 150311 Organisational Behaviour
Socio Economic Objective 910402 Management
HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed
ERA Research output type E Conference publication
Copyright notice ©2009, IEEE
Free to Read? Yes
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30076702

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