Some Determinants of Work Alienation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2276205
AutoresClifford J Mottaz (University of Wisconsin–River Falls, autor de correspondencia)
Año1981
Volumen22
Número4
Páginas515-529
Fecha de publicación1981-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1981.tb00678.x
OpenAlexW2033115482
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas51
Referencias citadas25

This study represents an attempt to examine the nature and sources of self-estrangement in work. The concept is defined using a discrepancy approach. Questionnaire data were collected from 1,313 employees representing seven occupational groups. The results suggest that individual work values interact with perceptions of the work situation to produce different levels of self-estrangement within each occupational group. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis indicates that job conditions are significantly more important than background factors for explaining feelings of self-estrangement. In particular, lack of control over task activities (powerlessness) and lack of meaningful work (meaninglessness) are found to be the most powerful predictors across all occupational groups. The implications of these findings are discussed

Alienation · Feeling · Management · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Task (project management) · Work (physics) · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges