Effects of Organizational and Role Components on Job Satisfaction: A Study of Nonprofessional Women Workers.

The author examines job satisfaction among nonprofessional women workers in welfare service organizations. Nonprofessional women workers are in a special position in this regard on two counts: first, they are residents of the neighborhoods in which they work; and, second, they generally have had no previous work experience. In this study, variables identified in earlier research in the field are used in order to determine the effects of background characteristics, organizational factors, and role components on job satisfaction. The results of the present study support the view that role conflict and role ambiguity exert a negative impact on job satisfaction. Organizational variables make up one area where the findings of this study differ from those of previous research in the field. The implications of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]