Editing Job satisfaction (section)

== Relationships and practical implications ==
Job satisfaction can be indicative of work behaviors such as organizational citizenship,<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Organ | first1 = D. W. | last2 = Ryan | first2 = K. | year = 1995 | title = A meta-analytic review of attitudinal and dispositional predictors of organizational citizenship behavior | journal = Personnel Psychology | volume = 48 | issue = 4| pages = 775–802 | doi=10.1111/j.1744-6570.1995.tb01781.x}}</ref> and withdrawal behaviors such as [[absenteeism]],<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Wegge | first1 = J. | last2 = Schmidt | first2 = K. | last3 = Parkes | first3 = C. | last4 = van Dick | first4 = K. | year = 2007 | title = 'Taking a sickie': Job satisfaction and job involvement as interactive predictors of absenteeism in a public organization | journal = Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology | volume = 80 | pages = 77–89 | doi=10.1348/096317906x99371| s2cid = 55773617 }}</ref> and [[Turnover (employment)|turnover]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Saari | first1 = L. M. | last2 = Judge | first2 = T. A. | year = 2004 | title = Employee attitudes and job satisfaction | journal = Human Resource Management | volume = 43 | issue = 4| pages = 395–407 | doi=10.1002/hrm.20032| citeseerx = 10.1.1.390.5512 }}</ref> Further, job satisfaction can partially mediate the relationship of personality variables and deviant work behaviors.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Mount | first1 = M. | last2 = Ilies | first2 = R. | last3 = Johnson | first3 = E. | year = 2006 | title = Relationship of personality traits and counterproductive work behaviors: The mediating effects of job satisfaction | journal = Personnel Psychology | volume = 59 | issue = 3| pages = 591–622 | doi=10.1111/j.1744-6570.2006.00048.x| s2cid = 16269260 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The most important predictor of job satisfaction was perceived organizational support, followed by organizational health. Research shows that staying healthy boosts a person's mindset, which influences job satisfaction. Moreover, a corporate wellness program can positively shape how employees feel about their work environment and office conditions.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marshall |first=Craig |date=2020-10-08 |title=Analysis of a comprehensive wellness program's impact on job satisfaction in the workplace |journal=International Hospitality Review |language=en |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=221–241 |doi=10.1108/IHR-05-2020-0014 |issn=2516-8142|doi-access=free }}</ref> Positive psychological capital was also predicted by organizational health, which was highly related to work satisfaction.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Viseu |first1=João |last2=Pinto |first2=Patrícia |last3=Borralha |first3=Sérgio |last4=de Jesus |first4=Saul Neves |date=October 2020 |title=Role of individual and organizational variables as predictors of job satisfaction among hotel employees |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1467358420924065 |journal=Tourism and Hospitality Research |language=en |volume=20 |issue=4 |pages=466–480 |doi=10.1177/1467358420924065 |s2cid=219410963 |issn=1467-3584}}</ref>

One common research finding is that job satisfaction is correlated with [[life satisfaction]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Rain | first1 = J.S. | last2 = Lane | first2 = I.M. | last3 = Steiner | first3 = D.D. | year = 1991 | title = A current look at the job satisfaction/life satisfaction relationship: Review and future considerations | journal = Human Relations | volume = 44 | issue = 3| pages = 287–307 | doi=10.1177/001872679104400305| s2cid = 145459382 }}</ref> This correlation is reciprocal, meaning people who are satisfied with life tend to be satisfied with their job and people who are satisfied with their job tend to be satisfied with life. In fact, a 2016 FlexJobs survey revealed 97% of respondents believe a job that offered flexibility would positively impact their lives, 87% think it would help lower stress and 79% think the flexibility would help them live healthier.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weiler Reynolds|first1=Brie|title=Survey: Only 7% of Workers Say They're Most Productive in the Office|url=https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/survey-workers-most-productive-in-the-office/|website=FlexJobs.com|access-date=26 August 2016|date=2016-08-26}}</ref> Additionally, a second survey of 650 working parents revealed that flexible work arrangements can positively affect people's personal health, as well as improve their romantic relationships and 99% of respondents believe a flexible job would make them a happier person in general.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weiler Reynolds|first1=Brie|title=Survey: Impact of Flexwork on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Health|url=https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/survey-the-impact-of-flexible-work-on-love-relationships-sex-and-health/|website=FlexJobs.com|access-date=23 February 2016|date=2016-02-23}}</ref> However, some research has found that job satisfaction is not significantly related to life satisfaction when other variables such as nonwork satisfaction and core self-evaluations are taken into account.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Rode | first1 = J. C. | year = 2004 | title = Job satisfaction and life satisfaction revisited: A longitudinal test of an integrated model | journal = Human Relations | volume = 57 | issue = 9| pages = 1205–1230 | doi=10.1177/0018726704047143| s2cid = 145207251 }}</ref>

An important finding for organizations to note is that job satisfaction has a rather tenuous [[correlation]] to productivity on the job. This is a vital piece of information to researchers and businesses, as the idea that satisfaction and job performance are directly related to one another is often cited in the media and in some non-academic management literature. A recent [[meta-analysis]] found surprisingly low correlations between job satisfaction and performance.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Judge | first1 = T. A. | last2 = Thoresen | first2 = C. J. | last3 = Bono | first3 = J. E. | last4 = Patton | first4 = G. K. | year = 2001 | title = The job satisfaction-job performance relationship: A qualitative and quantitative review | journal = Psychological Bulletin | volume = 127 | issue = 3| pages = 376–407 | doi=10.1037/0033-2909.127.3.376| pmid = 11393302 | s2cid = 17456617 }}</ref> Further, the meta-analysis found that the relationship between satisfaction and performance can be moderated by job complexity, such that for high-complexity jobs the correlation between satisfaction and performance is higher than for jobs of low to moderate complexity. Additionally, one longitudinal study indicated that among work attitudes, job satisfaction is a strong predictor of absenteeism, suggesting that increasing job satisfaction and organizational commitment are potentially good strategies for reducing absenteeism and turnover intentions.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Cohen | first1 = A. | last2 = Golan | first2 = R. | year = 2007 | title = Predicting absenteeism and turnover intentions by past absenteeism and work attitudes | journal = Career Development International | volume = 12 | issue = 5| pages = 416–432 | doi=10.1108/13620430710773745| s2cid = 17093065 }}</ref> Recent research has also shown that intention to quit alone can have negative effects on performance, organizational deviance, and organizational citizenship behaviours.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Krishnan | first1 = S.K. | last2 = Singh | first2 = M. | year = 2010 | title = Outcomes of intention to quit of Indian IT professionals | journal = Human Resource Management | volume = 49 | issue = 3| pages = 419–435 | doi=10.1002/hrm.20357}}</ref> In short, the relationship of satisfaction to productivity is not as straightforward as often assumed and can be influenced by a number of different work-related constructs, and the notion that "a happy worker is a productive worker" should not be the foundation of organizational decision-making. For example, employee [[wikt:personality|personality]] may even be more important than job satisfaction in regards to performance.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Bowling | first1 = N.A. | year = 2007 | title = Is the Job Satisfaction-Job Performance Relationship Spurious: A Meta-Analytic Examination | journal = Journal of Vocational Behavior | volume = 71 | issue = 2| pages = 167–185 | doi=10.1016/j.jvb.2007.04.007}}</ref> Job satisfaction has also been found to be impacting the shorter job tenure among persons with severe mental illness.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Becker|first1=Deborah R.|last2=Drake|first2=Robert E.|last3=Bond|first3=Gary R.|last4=Xie|first4=Haiyi|last5=Dain|first5=Bradley J.|last6=Harrison|first6=Katherine|date=1998-02-01|title=Job Terminations Among Persons with Severe Mental Illness Participating in Supported Employment|url=https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018716313218|journal=Community Mental Health Journal|language=en|volume=34|issue=1|pages=71–82|doi=10.1023/A:1018716313218|pmid=9559241|s2cid=9699405|issn=1573-2789}}</ref>