Table 2 Key work characteristics related...

Table 2

Key work characteristics related to job satisfaction

Dependent Variable
Job satisfaction¹	“How satisfied are you in your main job?”
Intrinsic rewards²
Interesting job	“My job is interesting.”
Job autonomy	“I can work independently.”
Help others	“In my job I can help other people.”
Job useful to society	“My job is useful to society.”
Extrinsic rewards³
Pay	“My income is high.”
Job security	“My job is secure.”
Promotional opportunities	“My opportunities for advancement are high.”
Physical effort⁴	“How often do you have to do hard physical work?”
Work stress⁵	“How often do you find your work stressful?”
Work relations
Management–employee relations⁶	“In general, how would you describe relations at your workplace between management and employees?”
Coworker relations⁷	“In general, how would you describe relations at your workplace between workmates/colleagues?”
Contact with others⁸	“In my job, I have personal contact with others.”
Discriminated against at work⁹	“Over the past 5 years, have you been discriminated against with regard to work, for instance, when applying for a job, or when being considered for a pay increase or promotion?”
Harassed at work¹⁰	“Over the past 5 years, have you been harassed by your supervisors or coworkers at your job, for example, have you experienced any bullying, physical, or psychological abuse?”
Work-life balance
Work from home¹¹	“How often do you work at home during your normal work hours?”
Work Weekends¹²	“How often does your job involve working weekends?”
Schedule flexibility¹³	“Which of the following best describes how your working hours are decided (times you start and finish your work)?”
Flexibility to deal with family matters¹⁴	“How difficult would it be for you to take an hour or two off during work hours, to take care of personal or family matters?”
Work interferes with family¹⁵	“How often do you feel that the demands of your job interfere with your family?”

Note(s): ¹ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Completely Dissatisfied, (2) Very Dissatisfied, (3) Fairly Dissatisfied, (4) Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, (5) Fairly Satisfied, (6) Very Satisfied, (7) Completely Satisfied

² Response categories for these variables include: (1) Strongly Disagree, (2) Disagree, (3) Neither Agree nor Disagree, (4) Agree, and (5) Strongly Agree

³ Response categories for these variables include: (1) Strongly Disagree, (2) Disagree, (3) Neither Agree nor Disagree, (4) Agree, and (5) Strongly Agree

⁴ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Always, (2) Often, (3) Sometimes, (4) Hardly Ever, (5) Never

⁵ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Always, (2) Often, (3) Sometimes, (4) Hardly Ever, (5) Never

⁶ Response categories for these variables include: (1) Very Bad, (2) Bad, (3) Neither good nor bad, (4) Good, (5) Very Good

⁷ Response categories for these variables include: (1) Very Bad, (2) Bad, (3) Neither good nor bad, (4) Good, (5) Very Good

⁸ Response categories for these variables include: (1) Strongly Disagree, (2) Disagree, (3) Neither Agree nor Disagree, (4) Agree, and (5) Strongly Agree

⁹ Response categories for these variables include: (1) Yes, (2) No

¹⁰ Response categories for these variables include: (1) Yes, (2) No

¹¹ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Always, (2) Often, (3) Sometimes, (4) Hardly Ever, (5) Never

¹² Response categories for this variable include: (1) Always, (2) Often, (3) Sometimes, (4) Hardly Ever, (5) Never

¹³ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Starting and finishing times are decided by my employer and I cannot change them on my own

¹⁴ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Not difficult at all, (2) Not too difficult, (3) Somewhat difficult, (4) Very difficult

¹⁵ Response categories for this variable include: (1) Always, (2) Often, (3) Sometimes, (4) Hardly Ever, (5) Never

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Dependent Variable
Job satisfaction¹	“How satisfied are you in your main job?”
Intrinsic rewards²
Interesting job	“My job is interesting.”
Job autonomy	“I can work independently.”
Help others	“In my job I can help other people.”
Job useful to society	“My job is useful to society.”
Extrinsic rewards³
Pay	“My income is high.”
Job security	“My job is secure.”
Promotional opportunities	“My opportunities for advancement are high.”
Physical effort⁴	“How often do you have to do hard physical work?”
Work stress⁵	“How often do you find your work stressful?”
Work relations
Management–employee relations⁶	“In general, how would you describe relations at your workplace between management and employees?”
Coworker relations⁷	“In general, how would you describe relations at your workplace between workmates/colleagues?”
Contact with others⁸	“In my job, I have personal contact with others.”
Discriminated against at work⁹	“Over the past 5 years, have you been discriminated against with regard to work, for instance, when applying for a job, or when being considered for a pay increase or promotion?”
Harassed at work¹⁰	“Over the past 5 years, have you been harassed by your supervisors or coworkers at your job, for example, have you experienced any bullying, physical, or psychological abuse?”
Work-life balance
Work from home¹¹	“How often do you work at home during your normal work hours?”
Work Weekends¹²	“How often does your job involve working weekends?”
Schedule flexibility¹³	“Which of the following best describes how your working hours are decided (times you start and finish your work)?”
Flexibility to deal with family matters¹⁴	“How difficult would it be for you to take an hour or two off during work hours, to take care of personal or family matters?”
Work interferes with family¹⁵	“How often do you feel that the demands of your job interfere with your family?”

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