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- Title
Types of Workplace Social Support in the Prediction of Job Satisfaction.
- Authors
Harris, J. Irene; Winskowski, Ann Marie; Engdahl, Brian E.
- Abstract
Research on social support and job satisfaction has yielded mixed results, partly be- cause studies have rarely examined different types of workplace social support, such as collegial support, task support, coaching, and career mentoring. This study identified the relative contributions of different types of social support to job satisfaction and explored the relationship between social support and job tenure. Overall, social support accounted for approximately 17% of the variance in job satisfaction and 9% of the variance in job tenure. Career mentoring and task support were the types of social support most predictive of job satisfaction. Coaching and task support were the types of social support most predictive of job tenure.
- Subjects
JOB satisfaction; SOCIAL support; EMPLOYEE attitudes; JOB enrichment; EMPLOYEE participation in management; QUALITY of work life; WORK environment; EMPLOYEE retention; PERSONNEL management
- Publication
Career Development Quarterly, 2007, Vol 56, Issue 2, p150
- ISSN
0889-4019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/j.2161-0045.2007.tb00027.x