The validity of importance

Abstract

Studied the usefulness of weighting by importance when combining measures of satisfaction with job aspects into a measure of overall satisfaction. Results with 380 clerical workers question the validity of the information that is used for importance weighting. It is concluded that the model of cognitive behavior that relates the importance of job aspects to the evaluation of overall job attitude should be revised. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)