Social Networks, Social Circles, and Job Satisfaction

This paper tests the proposition that social networks serve as a social resource which affects job satisfaction through the provision of social support. Drawing from the literature on job satisfaction and social support, the author argues that three types of networks are likely to affect job satisfa...

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Published in:Work and occupations 1991-11, Vol.18 (4), p.415-430
Main Author: HURLBERT, JEANNE S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Factors
Family Relationship
Group dynamics
Job Satisfaction
Networks
Occupation
Social Networks
Social Support Groups
Statistical analysis
Studies
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Summary:This paper tests the proposition that social networks serve as a social resource which affects job satisfaction through the provision of social support. Drawing from the literature on job satisfaction and social support, the author argues that three types of networks are likely to affect job satisfaction: dense networks, social circles composed of co-workers, and kin-centered networks. Data from the 1985 General Social Survey, indicates that co-worker social circles and kin-centered networks positively affect job satisfaction and that certain of these network effects vary by contextual factors.
ISSN:0730-8884
1552-8464
DOI:10.1177/0730888491018004003