SEX DIFFERENCES IN JOB SATISFACTION: A RE-EXAMINATION

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that observed sex differences in job satisfaction are not due to the influence of sex per se, but due to the effects of serveral variables covarying with sex. The sample consisted of 154 male and 326 female state government workers. Subjects answered a 2-part questionnaire consisting of a biographical information blank and the Job Descriptive Index. A multivariate analysis of variance indicated significant differences in biographical data between males and females. A multivariate analysis of variance, ignoring covariate variables, showed a significant sex difference in overall job satisfaction. When adjustments were made for the coveriates, a significant sex difference in overall job satisfaction remained. Results suggest that an employee's sex is not the major determinant of job satisfaction. A number of other variables probably modify the sex-job satisfaction relationship.