Purpose of Measure: "Career satisfaction was measured with five items developed expressly for this study (e.g., 'I am satisfied with the progress I have made toward meeting my overall career goals')" Greenhaus, Parasuraman, & Wormley, 1990, p. 73).
Lay-Person Terms: To assess an individual's satisfaction with their career.
Measure:
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Type of Validity: Cronbach's Alpha = 0.88
Citation of Publication: , 1990: Effects of Race on Organizational Experiences, Job Performance Evaluations, and Career Outcomes. AMJ, 33, 64–86, https://doi.org/10.5465/256352
Instructions to analyze and interpret: "We averaged responses to produce a total career satisfaction score." "Managers indicated the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with each of the following satements, [responding on a 5-point scale 5 = strongly agree, 4 = disagree to some extent, 3 = uncertain, 2 = agree to some extent, 1 = strongly agree]"
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