The Moderating Effects of Situation Strength on the Job Satisfaction-Job Performance Relationship

Abstract

<p>Debates about how individual differences interact with the situational context have been around for a long time. However while individual difference variables have been relatively well defined, situational variables have not. That is, situational strength lacks a unified conceptualization. The present study examined the moderating effects of two recently purposed facets of a newly introduced unified situational strength construct: constraints and consequences, on the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. Our analyses showed that while constraints appear to moderate the performance-satisfaction relationship (β = -.34, P < .01)' consequences do not (β =.07, ns). The implications of these findings are discussed.</p><p>This presentation occurred at the Wright State University Campus-Wide Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities on April 16, 2010</p>