Job satisfaction among graduate students: Intrinsic versus extrinsic variables

Abstract

CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG GRADUATE STUDENTS. A MAJOR SOURCE OF DISSATISFACTION WAS STUDENT VOICE IN INFLUENCING DEPARTMENT POLICY. WHEN THE RESPONSES WERE FACTOR ANALYZED, 1ST- AND 2ND-ORDER FACTORS DID NOT INDICATE AN INTRINSIC OR EXTRINSIC DIMENSION, NOR DID THE FINDINGS SUPPORT A 2-FACTOR THEORY OF JOB SATISFACTION. FURTHERMORE, THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE 2-FACTOR THEORY, I.E., THAT INTRINSIC VARIABLES ARE MORE IMPORTANTLY RELATED TO MEASURES OF OVERALL SATISFACTION, WAS NOT SUPPORTED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT BOTH THE 2-FACTOR THEORY AND ITS ALTERNATIVE ARE OVERSIMPLIFICATIONS. (29 REF.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)