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Work: attitudes and wellbeing

Job in General Scale.

JIG

What it measures
Global / overall job satisfaction (unidimensional), independent of specific facets. Companion to the JDI.
Length and format
18; abridged aJIG = 8. adjective checklist - Yes / No / ? (cannot decide) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
ES, PT, ZH, AR and others (carried with JDI adaptations)
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
copyrighted - author permission

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Reference
Ironson, G.H., Smith, P.C., Brannick, M.T., Gibson, W.M., & Paul, K.B. (1989). Construction of a Job in General scale. Journal of Applied Psychology, 74(2), 193-200.

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