ABSTRACT
How people feel about their jobs is a topic of much investigation and interest in I/O psychology. As of this writing, a search in the PsycINFO database, which is a collection of scientific articles in psychology and related disciplines, reveals over 33,000 articles, book chapters, and dissertations on the topic of just one type of job attitude, job satisfaction. You may also have come across the topic of job attitudes in the popular press. For example, a study by the Society for Human Resources Management in 2012 shows that 81 percent of US workers reported being at least somewhat satisfied with their jobs. In short, happiness at work is often measured, talked about, and thought to be relevant to workplace behavior.
