Integrative Approach to the Situational and Dispositional Antecedents of Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between job satisfaction, positive affectivity, negative affectivity, distributive justice, and work group cohesion in China. All the survey instruments used in this study are well established multi-item scales that have been validated in English speaking populations. The statistical analysis shows that distributive justice, work group cohesion and positive affectivity are positively related to job satisfaction. The relationship between positively affectivity and job satisfaction is partially mediated via work group cohesion, and the relationship between negative affectivity and job satisfaction is completely mediated via work group cohesion and distributive justice. The research also finds that older workers are happier with their jobs than their younger counterparts. Keywords—Job satisfaction, Affectivity, Distributive justice, Work group cohesion