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Janeke, Hendrik Christiaan
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dc.contributor.author |
De Kok, Caitlin Anne
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dc.date.accessioned |
2013-09-04T07:28:31Z |
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dc.date.available |
2013-09-04T07:28:31Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013-09-04 |
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dc.date.submitted |
2013-01 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
De Kok, Caitlin Anne (2013) Happiness at work: are job satisfaction, job self-efficacy and trait emotional intelligence related?, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10455> |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10455 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This thesis explores and describes the relationship between emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and job self-efficacy. The sample was collected between 2007 and 2010 and consists of 1336 South Africans within the workplace. Trait emotional intelligence was assessed using the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue), while job satisfaction and job self-efficacy were assessed from the biographical questions asked during the TEIQue assessment process. The first hypothesis investigated whether there is a statistically significant relationship between job satisfaction and trait emotional intelligence. A relationship was found that is statistically, but not practically, significant. The second hypothesis centred on the relationship between job self-efficacy and emotional intelligence, with statistically significant results (p<0.001), and a weaker relationship than the one found between job satisfaction and scores on the TEIQue. The third hypothesis, investigating a possible interaction effect between job satisfaction and job self-efficacy, was rejected. In addition to the study’s three hypotheses, exploratory IRT analysis was conducted on a section of the TEIQue items in order to further explore the functioning of the test within the South African context. Findings suggest that there is a relationship between the constructs within the study, but that this relationship is more complex than first assumed, being affected by issues such as social desirability and central tendency bias. |
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1 online resource (xvi, 171 leaves) : illustrations, color graphs |
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dc.rights |
University of South Africa |
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dc.subject |
Emotional intelligence |
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Trait emotional intelligence |
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Job satisfaction |
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Job self-efficacy |
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Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire |
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Item response theory |
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General (graded) response model |
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Analysis of variance |
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Workplace |
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Self-efficacy |
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dc.subject.ddc |
158.7 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Attitude (Psychology) -- Testing |
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Trait intercorrelations |
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Job satisfaction -- Psychological aspects |
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Job satisfaction -- Research |
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Emotional intelligence -- Research |
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Work -- Psychological aspects |
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Success -- Psychological aspects |
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Emotional intelligence tests --Research |
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Self efficacy -- Research |
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dc.title |
Happiness at work: are job satisfaction, job self-efficacy and trait emotional intelligence related? |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Psychology |
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dc.description.degree |
M.A. (Psychology) |
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