ERIC Number: ED398480
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-Mar
Pages: 14
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Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction among State Agency Rehabilitation Counselors: Maine.
Satcher, Jamie; McGhee, Marcheta
The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in public rehabilitation in Maine are the focus of this study. Participants were 41 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 70 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. The three components of organizational commitment (affective, normative, and continuance) were examined using the Organizational Commitment Scales. Potential predictor variables examined were: (1) years of service; (2) age; (3) education level; (4) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) status; (5) conscientiousness; (6) initiative; (7) cooperation; and (8) attendance/punctuality. Maine's rehabilitation counselors showed patterns of job satisfaction and organizational commitment similar to rehabilitation counselors in a larger, national sample. Maine's public rehabilitation agency is encouraged to develop ways of rewarding those counselor behaviors (conscientiousness, initiative, and cooperation) which are most predictive of job satisfaction, affective commitment, and normative commitment. Contains two appendices: (1) Job Satisfaction Items and (2) Organizational Commitment Items. (JBJ)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maine
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
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