Examining the Relationship between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction among Southern Prison Staff. Issue 2 (14th March 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Examining the Relationship between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction among Southern Prison Staff. Issue 2 (14th March 2020)
- Main Title:
- Examining the Relationship between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction among Southern Prison Staff
- Authors:
- Keena, Linda D.
Lambert, Eric G.
Haynes, Stacy H.
May, David
Buckner, Zachary - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: The job characteristics model was used to explain job satisfaction at a large southern prison. The effects of job variety, role clarity, views of supervision, views of training, perceived dangerousness of the job, and job autonomy on job satisfaction were studied. Using data from 322 staff members, the study found positive job characteristics (i.e., job variety, supervision, training, and lower perceived dangerousness of job) were associated with greater job satisfaction. Job autonomy was non-significant. Job variety, quality of supervision, and training views were positively associated with job satisfaction for all staff and security officers, whereas dangerousness of job was negatively associated. Role clarity mattered for all staff, but not security officers. Reasons for both significant and non-significant relationships were discussed.
- Is Part Of:
- Corrections. Volume 5:Issue 2(2020)
- Journal:
- Corrections
- Issue:
- Volume 5:Issue 2(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0005-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 109
- Page End:
- 129
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-14
- Subjects:
- Prison staff -- job satisfaction -- job characteristics -- southern prison -- role clarity
Punishment -- United States -- Periodicals
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals
364.60973 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ucor20/current ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/23774657.2017.1421053 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2377-4657
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