NCJ Number
82606
Journal
Psychological Reports Volume: 50 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1982) Pages: 355-364
Date Published
1982
Length
10 pages
Annotation
To investigate whether job involvement is positively related to the degree to which jobs influence employees' nonworking lives, the study administered one measure of involvement and three measures of occupational determinateness to 51 bank clerks and 38 policemen.
Abstract
Each measure reflects the impact of an employee's work on a particular aspect of life outside the work setting. In both groups the greater the involvement of employees with their jobs, the greater the impact of their work on their nonworking lives. The policemen's jobs were more significant for their self-images, their choice of friends, and their leisure-time interests and activities. Despite being highly involved with their jobs, bank clerks' jobs did not have a strong impact on their nonworking lives. Thus, a high degree of involvement is necessary but not a sufficient condition for a high degree of occupational determinateness. Tables, 23 references, and a list of items on the job involvement scale are provided. (Author abstract modified)