Does trait affect promote job attitude stability?

Journal of Organizational BehaviorPublished 1 March 1996

John Schaubroeck, Daniel C. Ganster, Barbara E. Kemmerer

DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199603)17:2<191::aid-job777>3.0.co;2-x

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Abstract

Trait affect has been studied as a factor which may help explain why job attitudes tend to be rather enduring over time. In this study, test-retest correlations of various job attitudes measured 7 years apart were relatively unaffected by controlling for five measures of affective disposition.

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PsychologySocial Sciences