Work and Nonwork Satisfaction: A Causal-Correlational Analysis

Abstract

Possible directions of causality between work satisfaction and nonwork satisfaction were inferred from a causal-correlational analysis of questionnaire measures of the two variables. The measures were collected from 73 first-line managers on two occasions, which were separated by an interval of 12 months. The results strongly suggest that the direction of causality from work to nonwork satisfaction is stronger than that in the opposite direction. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)