background: the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of job dissatisfaction, and to ascertain the association between job strain and job dissatisfaction and socio-demographic and occupational factors among laboratory staff of universiti putra malaysia (upm). methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 research laboratory staff in 10 faculties and 8 institutes of...

OBJECTIVES 12 h shifts are becoming increasingly common for hospital nurses but there is concern that long shifts adversely affect nurses' well-being, job satisfaction and intention to leave their job. The aim of this study is to examine the association between working long shifts and burnout, job dissatisfaction, dissatisfaction with work schedule flexibility and intention to leave current job...

This study examines the relationship between attributional style and destructive responses to job dissatisfaction among internal migrant workers in mainland China. Contrary to previous studies conducted in the West, we found that internality of bad events was negatively related to destructive responses to job dissatisfaction. Stability and globality were positively related to destructive respon...

UNLABELLED Job dissatisfaction and need for recovery are associated with voluntary turnover, absenteeism and diminished health. In the light of encouraging working longer, this study investigated whether the relationships between various work characteristics and job dissatisfaction and need for recovery are dependent on age. Cross-sectional questionnaire data from 591 university employees were ...

Job dissatisfaction is the psychological condition of an employee brought about by the unraveled conditions at work. Job dissatisfaction happens due to several reasons some of them are work load, lack of control, unfairness, value conflict and insufficient reward. It is said that, “job dissatisfaction is the loss of meaning in one's world”. Due to prolonged stress and frustration the employees ...

An exploratory descriptive study design was used to investigate job satisfaction and burnout among Palestinian nurses. A random sample of 152 nurses was recruited from private hospitals. The instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire and the Maslach burnout inventory. Respondents reported moderate levels of job satisfaction and moderate burnout. P...

BACKGROUND Employees can be counseled on how they feel about their job. If any particular dimension of their job is causing them dissatisfaction, they can be assisted to appropriately change it. In this study, we investigated the factors affecting job satisfaction from the perspective of employees working in the health system and thereby a quantitative measure of job satisfaction. METHODS Usi...

BACKGROUND Teachers are an inseparable corner stone of the society and their satisfaction will affect the quality of service they render. Poor job satisfaction could result in job stress and this could affect their psychological health. This study aims to ascertain the level, causes of job dissatisfaction, intentions to quit and psychological morbidity among teachers in private secondary school...

Using the European Community Household Panel, this paper analyzes the determinants of job dissatisfaction in a European cross-country setting. We find big differences in the reported job dissatisfaction across countries which seem due, at least in part, to cultural diversity. We explain job dissatisfaction by using variables measuring different job characteristics (earnings, job security, type ...