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Measurement of human service staff satisfaction: Development of the Job Satisfaction Survey

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    Paul E. Spector

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The author extends his appreciation to Charles E. Michaels who collected several of the samples described in this paper. The author would appreciate Job Satisfaction Survey users sharing results.

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Spector, P.E. Measurement of human service staff satisfaction: Development of the Job Satisfaction Survey. Am J Commun Psychol 13, 693–713 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00929796

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