INTERESTS AND DECENT WORK’S ACCOUNT OF WELL-BEING AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN A LOWER SOCIAL CLASS SAMPLE
Date of Award
Summer 8-30-2023
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
Psychology
Committee Chair
Dr. Emily Bullock-Yowell
Committee Chair School
Psychology
Committee Member 2
Dr. Melanie Leuty
Committee Member 2 School
Psychology
Committee Member 3
Dr. Richard Mohn
Committee Member 4
Dr. Craig Warlick
Committee Member 4 School
Psychology
Abstract
There is a need for more accurate information regarding the work-related experiences of individuals from lower social class backgrounds. The present study seeks to evaluate the degree to which important career-related variables (e.g., interest congruence, decent work) account for differences in subjective well-being (SWB) and job performance (e.g., occupational citizenship behavior [OCB], task performance) for a sample of adults from lower social class backgrounds. A novel approach to evaluating the objective indicators of social class for individual study participants was implemented to collect a sample of 365 participants, 105 of which were included in analysis. A path analysis was conducted to evaluate study hypotheses. Results indicated that decent work accounted for a significant amount of the variance in SWB, but not for task performance or OCB. Interest congruence did not account for a significant amount of the variance in any outcome variables. Practical implications of the results, study limitations, and next steps for research are discussed.
ORCID ID
0000-0001-8686-4085
Copyright
Benjamin J Wright
Recommended Citation
Wright, Benjamin J., "INTERESTS AND DECENT WORK’S ACCOUNT OF WELL-BEING AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN A LOWER SOCIAL CLASS SAMPLE" (2023). Dissertations. 1970.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1970