List of studies included in the meta-analysis
| Study | N | R | Published? | Worker attribute (IV) | Work attitude (DV) | Mean age | α (IV) | α (DV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Allan, Dexter, Kinsey, & Parker (2018) | 212 | −0.20 | No | Stress | JS | 32.95 | 0.96 | 0.90 |
| 2 Barnes, Miller, & Bostock (2017) | 55 | −0.25 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 52.46 | 0.75 | 0.89 |
| 3 Basford, Offermann, & Behrend (2014) | 511 | 0.26 | Yes | Positive affect | AC | 38.25 | 0.93 | 0.85 |
| 3 Basford et al. (2014) | 511 | −0.10 | Yes | Negative affect | AC | 38.25 | 0.93 | 0.85 |
| 4 Brawley & Pury (2016) | 357 | 0.61 | Yes | Positive affect | JS | 32.08 | 0.93 | 0.88 |
| 4 Brawley & Pury (2016) | 357 | −0.42 | Yes | Positive affect | TI | 32.08 | 0.93 | 0.97 |
| 4 Brawley & Pury (2016) | 357 | −0.31 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 32.08 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
| 4 Brawley & Pury (2016) | 357 | −0.37 | Yes | Negative affect | TI | 32.08 | 0.88 | 0.97 |
| 5 Chen and Qi (2022) | 243 | 0.47 | Yes | Job stress | TI | 29.75 | 0.92 | 0.91 |
| 6 Chen et al. (2019) | 309 | −0.33 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 29.78 | 0.92 | 0.93 |
| 7 Cialdini, Li, Samper, & Wellman (2021) | 120 | −0.39 | Yes | Stress | TI | 35.60 | 0.80 | 0.78 |
| 8 Cohen et al. (2013) | 411 | 0.60 | Yes | Positive affect | JS | 30.91 | 0.93 | 0.90 |
| 8 Cohen et al. (2013) | 411 | −0.34 | Yes | Positive affect | TI | 30.91 | 0.93 | 0.95 |
| 8 Cohen et al. (2013) | 411 | −0.45 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 30.91 | 0.92 | 0.90 |
| 8 Cohen et al. (2013) | 411 | 0.34 | Yes | Negative affect | TI | 30.91 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| 9 Haight & Busseri (2021) | 407 | −0.24 | Yes | Negative affect | OC | 23.95 | 0.91 | 0.72 |
| 9 Haight & Busseri (2021) | 747 | −0.23 | Yes | Negative affect | OC | 24.58 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| 9 Haight & Busseri (2021) | 407 | 0.56 | Yes | Positive affect | OC | 23.95 | 0.89 | 0.72 |
| 9 Haight & Busseri (2021) | 747 | 0.39 | Yes | Positive affect | OC | 24.58 | 0.92 | 0.93 |
| 10 *He, Costa, Walker, Miner, & Wooderson (2019) | 518 | −0.24 | Yes | Stress | JS | 32.80 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
| 10 He et al. (2019) | 518 | 0.25 | Yes | Stress | TI | 32.80 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
| 11 Holland, Rabelo, Gustafson, Seabrook, & Cortina (2016) | 321 | 0.46 | No | Well-being | JS | 32.00 | 0.80 | 0.93 |
| 12 Kuykendall et al. (2017) | 564 | 0.53 | Yes | Positive affect | JS | 36.80 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| 12 Kuykendall et al. (2017) | 564 | −0.40 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 36.80 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| 13 Leavitt et al. (2019) | 1479 | 0.61 | Yes | Positive affect | Person-JS | 35.00 | 0.92 | 0.89 |
| 13 Leavitt et al. (2019) | 1479 | 0.46 | Yes | Positive affect | State-JS | 35.00 | 0.92 | 0.85 |
| 14 Lyubykh (2016) | 261 | −0.45 | No | Negative affect | JS | 35.80 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| 15 Mai, Ellis, Christian, & Porter (2016) | 177 | −0.58 | Yes | Negative affect | OC | 33.21 | 0.88 | 0.91 |
| 15 Mai et al. (2016) | 177 | 0.60 | Yes | Negative affect | TI | 33.21 | 0.88 | 0.96 |
| 16 Marchiondo, Gonzales, & Ran (2016) | 389 | −0.35 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 55.50 | 0.95 | 0.92 |
| 16 Marchiondo et al. (2016) | 403 | −0.29 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 25.20 | 0.90 | 0.92 |
| 16 Marchiondo et al. (2016) | 407 | −0.29 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 36.70 | 0.92 | 0.95 |
| 16 Marchiondo et al. (2016) | 389 | 0.34 | Yes | Negative affect | TI | 55.50 | 0.95 | 0.83 |
| 16 Marchiondo et al. (2016) | 403 | 0.29 | Yes | Negative affect | TI | 25.20 | 0.90 | 0.82 |
| 16 Marchiondo et al. (2016) | 407 | 0.28 | Yes | Negative affect | TI | 36.70 | 0.92 | 0.90 |
| 17 Matthews & Ritter (2019) | 625 | 0.40 | Yes | Well-being | AC | 35.65 | 0.86 | 0.93 |
| 17 Matthews & Ritter (2019) | 625 | −0.42 | Yes | Well-being | TI | 35.65 | 0.86 | 0.94 |
| 18 Perkins (2022) | 342 | −0.46 | No | Stress | AC | 35.56 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
| 19 Philip (2019) | 199 | −0.17 | No | Stress | JS | 46.16 | 0.82 | 0.83 |
| 19 Philip (2019) | 373 | −0.25 | No | Stress | JS | 39.39 | 0.86 | 0.71 |
| 19 Philip (2019) | 199 | −0.08 | No | Stress | TI | 46.16 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| 19 Philip (2019) | 373 | −0.03 | No | Stress | TI | 39.39 | 0.86 | 0.74 |
| 20 Reif et al. (2022) | 402 | −0.28 | Yes | Stress | JS | 35.88 | 0.89 | 0.89 |
| 20 Reif et al. (2022) | 402 | −0.08 | Yes | Stress | OC | 35.88 | 0.91 | 0.81 |
| 21 Sakr, Son Hing, and González-Morales (2023) | 712 | −0.41 | Yes | Stress | JS | 37.16 | 0.85 | 0.92 |
| 21 Sakr et al. (2023) | 712 | −0.41 | Yes | Stress | TI | 37.16 | 0.85 | 0.88 |
| 22 Shoss, Brummel, Probst, & Jiang (2020) | 289 | −0.43 | Yes | Job stress | JS | 32.00 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
| 22 Shoss et al. (2020) | 289 | −0.49 | Yes | Job stress | AC | 32.00 | 0.90 | 0.87 |
| 22 Shoss et al. (2020) | 289 | 0.53 | Yes | Job stress | TI | 32.00 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
| 23 Sischka, Melzer, Schmidt, & Steffgen (2021) | 1257 | 0.65 | Yes | Well-being | JS | 37.70 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
| 23 Sischka et al. (2021) | 1257 | −0.49 | Yes | Well-being | TI | 37.70 | 0.91 | 0.87 |
| 24 Spector, Gray, & Rosen (2023) | 276 | −0.44 | Yes | Negative affect | JS | 34.29 | 0.92 | 0.91 |
| 24 Spector et al. (2023) | 276 | 0.34 | Yes | Negative affectivity | TI | 34.29 | 0.92 | 0.81 |
| 25 Tucker & Jimmieson (2017) | 210 | 0.23 | No | Stress | TI | 33.40 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| 26 Varga, Mistry, Ali, & Cobanoglu (2021) | 621 | −0.15 | Yes | Well-being | TI | 34.00 | 0.85 | 0.91 |
| 26 Varga et al. (2021) | 676 | 0.71 | Yes | Stress | TI | 34.00 | 0.96 | 0.91 |
| Study | Published? | Worker attribute ( | Work attitude ( | Mean age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 212 | −0.20 | No | Stress | 32.95 | 0.96 | 0.90 | |
| 2 | 55 | −0.25 | Yes | Negative affect | 52.46 | 0.75 | 0.89 | |
| 3 | 511 | 0.26 | Yes | Positive affect | 38.25 | 0.93 | 0.85 | |
| 3 | 511 | −0.10 | Yes | Negative affect | 38.25 | 0.93 | 0.85 | |
| 4 | 357 | 0.61 | Yes | Positive affect | 32.08 | 0.93 | 0.88 | |
| 4 | 357 | −0.42 | Yes | Positive affect | 32.08 | 0.93 | 0.97 | |
| 4 | 357 | −0.31 | Yes | Negative affect | 32.08 | 0.88 | 0.88 | |
| 4 | 357 | −0.37 | Yes | Negative affect | 32.08 | 0.88 | 0.97 | |
| 5 | 243 | 0.47 | Yes | Job stress | 29.75 | 0.92 | 0.91 | |
| 6 | 309 | −0.33 | Yes | Negative affect | 29.78 | 0.92 | 0.93 | |
| 7 | 120 | −0.39 | Yes | Stress | 35.60 | 0.80 | 0.78 | |
| 8 | 411 | 0.60 | Yes | Positive affect | 30.91 | 0.93 | 0.90 | |
| 8 | 411 | −0.34 | Yes | Positive affect | 30.91 | 0.93 | 0.95 | |
| 8 | 411 | −0.45 | Yes | Negative affect | 30.91 | 0.92 | 0.90 | |
| 8 | 411 | 0.34 | Yes | Negative affect | 30.91 | 0.92 | 0.87 | |
| 9 | 407 | −0.24 | Yes | Negative affect | 23.95 | 0.91 | 0.72 | |
| 9 | 747 | −0.23 | Yes | Negative affect | 24.58 | 0.93 | 0.93 | |
| 9 | 407 | 0.56 | Yes | Positive affect | 23.95 | 0.89 | 0.72 | |
| 9 | 747 | 0.39 | Yes | Positive affect | 24.58 | 0.92 | 0.93 | |
| 10 | 518 | −0.24 | Yes | Stress | 32.80 | 0.91 | 0.94 | |
| 10 | 518 | 0.25 | Yes | Stress | 32.80 | 0.91 | 0.90 | |
| 11 | 321 | 0.46 | No | Well-being | 32.00 | 0.80 | 0.93 | |
| 12 | 564 | 0.53 | Yes | Positive affect | 36.80 | 0.93 | 0.93 | |
| 12 | 564 | −0.40 | Yes | Negative affect | 36.80 | 0.93 | 0.93 | |
| 13 | 1479 | 0.61 | Yes | Positive affect | Person-JS | 35.00 | 0.92 | 0.89 |
| 13 | 1479 | 0.46 | Yes | Positive affect | State-JS | 35.00 | 0.92 | 0.85 |
| 14 | 261 | −0.45 | No | Negative affect | 35.80 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |
| 15 | 177 | −0.58 | Yes | Negative affect | 33.21 | 0.88 | 0.91 | |
| 15 | 177 | 0.60 | Yes | Negative affect | 33.21 | 0.88 | 0.96 | |
| 16 | 389 | −0.35 | Yes | Negative affect | 55.50 | 0.95 | 0.92 | |
| 16 | 403 | −0.29 | Yes | Negative affect | 25.20 | 0.90 | 0.92 | |
| 16 | 407 | −0.29 | Yes | Negative affect | 36.70 | 0.92 | 0.95 | |
| 16 | 389 | 0.34 | Yes | Negative affect | 55.50 | 0.95 | 0.83 | |
| 16 | 403 | 0.29 | Yes | Negative affect | 25.20 | 0.90 | 0.82 | |
| 16 | 407 | 0.28 | Yes | Negative affect | 36.70 | 0.92 | 0.90 | |
| 17 | 625 | 0.40 | Yes | Well-being | 35.65 | 0.86 | 0.93 | |
| 17 | 625 | −0.42 | Yes | Well-being | 35.65 | 0.86 | 0.94 | |
| 18 | 342 | −0.46 | No | Stress | 35.56 | 0.91 | 0.90 | |
| 19 | 199 | −0.17 | No | Stress | 46.16 | 0.82 | 0.83 | |
| 19 | 373 | −0.25 | No | Stress | 39.39 | 0.86 | 0.71 | |
| 19 | 199 | −0.08 | No | Stress | 46.16 | 0.83 | 0.83 | |
| 19 | 373 | −0.03 | No | Stress | 39.39 | 0.86 | 0.74 | |
| 20 | 402 | −0.28 | Yes | Stress | 35.88 | 0.89 | 0.89 | |
| 20 | 402 | −0.08 | Yes | Stress | 35.88 | 0.91 | 0.81 | |
| 21 | 712 | −0.41 | Yes | Stress | 37.16 | 0.85 | 0.92 | |
| 21 | 712 | −0.41 | Yes | Stress | 37.16 | 0.85 | 0.88 | |
| 22 | 289 | −0.43 | Yes | Job stress | 32.00 | 0.91 | 0.90 | |
| 22 | 289 | −0.49 | Yes | Job stress | 32.00 | 0.90 | 0.87 | |
| 22 | 289 | 0.53 | Yes | Job stress | 32.00 | 0.91 | 0.90 | |
| 23 | 1257 | 0.65 | Yes | Well-being | 37.70 | 0.91 | 0.94 | |
| 23 | 1257 | −0.49 | Yes | Well-being | 37.70 | 0.91 | 0.87 | |
| 24 | 276 | −0.44 | Yes | Negative affect | 34.29 | 0.92 | 0.91 | |
| 24 | 276 | 0.34 | Yes | Negative affectivity | 34.29 | 0.92 | 0.81 | |
| 25 | 210 | 0.23 | No | Stress | 33.40 | 0.92 | 0.87 | |
| 26 | 621 | −0.15 | Yes | Well-being | 34.00 | 0.85 | 0.91 | |
| 26 | 676 | 0.71 | Yes | Stress | 34.00 | 0.96 | 0.91 |
n = Sample size; r = observed correlation; JS = job satisfaction; OC = organizational commitment; AC = affective commitment; TI = turnover intentions; α = Cronbach’s alpha; IV = independent variable; DV = dependent variable