A longitudinal examination of congruence hypotheses

Four hypotheses derived from Holland's congruence theory were tested in a longitudinal study after 4–6 months of employment. The subjects were 95 bank tellers employed in either “enterprising” or “social” bank branches. Findings supported the hypotheses predicting a positive congruence-satisfac...

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Published in:Journal of vocational behavior 1992, Vol.41 (1), p.35-47
Main Authors: Meir, Elchanan I, Navon, Meir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bank Tellers
Banking
Congruence (Psychology)
Foreign Countries
Hollands Theory of Occupational Choice
Israel
Job Satisfaction
Longitudinal Studies
Organizational Climate
Personnel Evaluation
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Summary:Four hypotheses derived from Holland's congruence theory were tested in a longitudinal study after 4–6 months of employment. The subjects were 95 bank tellers employed in either “enterprising” or “social” bank branches. Findings supported the hypotheses predicting a positive congruence-satisfaction correlation and a positive relation between tellers' level of congruence and supervisors' evaluations, but only when congruence was defined on the basis of the type of bank branch. The hypothesis predicting that more bank tellers would respond congruently with their jobs following employment also was confirmed. However, support was not found for the hypothesis that persistent bank tellers would be more congruent than non-persistent tellers. Several theoretical issues are discussed.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/0001-8791(92)90037-Z