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Constructive Thought Strategies and Job Satisfaction: A Preliminary Examination

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In order to examine the potential of constructive thought strategies for enhancing employee job satisfaction, an existing dispositional model of job satisfaction was expanded and tested. Structural equation modeling techniques indicated significant relationships among constructive thought strategies, dysfunctional thought processes, subjective well-being, and job satisfaction. In addition, two competing models were examined to test for the full or partial mediation of the effects of constructive thought strategies on job satisfaction. The implications of these findings for constructive thought strategy training interventions are discussed, along with directions for future research efforts.

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Houghton, J.D., Jinkerson, D.L. Constructive Thought Strategies and Job Satisfaction: A Preliminary Examination. J Bus Psychol 22, 45–53 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-007-9046-9

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