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Keywords

Job Satisfaction, Religiosity, Religion, NLSY, Income

Abstract

A central assumption to the study of individuals in work settings it to study only the those factors directly connect to the work context. The purpose of this study is to examine whether a more holistic approach to a generally very compartmentalized phenomena, such as job satisfaction, is in order. Using the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data collected in 2000, I examine the effects of religious attendance frequency of job satisfaction under the hypothesis that religious attendance will have a statistically significant effect on job satisfaction and that that effect will be positive. The results show that there is indeed a highly significant relationship between religious attendance and job satisfaction, but that relationship is negative, and that there is no interaction effect at different income levels. The findings are then discussed within the context of paving the the way for further incorporation of more ‘holistic’ models of how employees relate to their work as well as a discussion of possible mechanisms explaining the negative relationship found in the data.

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The Annual Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Research Conference showcases some of the best student research from the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. The mentored learning program encourages undergraduate students to participate in hands-on and practical research under the direction of a faculty member. Students create these posters as an aide in presenting the results of their research to the public, faculty, and their peers.

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2015-04-09

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

Course

Sociology 456R

Seeing a More Complete Worker: Religiosity, Income, & Job Satisfaction

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