997). Job satisfaction is also frequently defined within the context of the components of a job that affect perceptions of satisfaction, such as work, pay, promotion, coworkers, and supervision, as is done in the Job Descriptive Index (Smith, Kendall, & Hulin, 1969). For purposes of this current study, Locke's (1983) definition of job satisfaction will be accepted as the essential conceptual definition, with a realization that additional specific factors will be identified to be used in the measurement of job satisfaction and the effects thereof among behavioral care workers.
The early efforts to measure job satisfaction resulted in the development of causal models. The causal models of job satisfaction were process oriented in that the researchers attempted to identify and assess the types of organizational phenomena that influenced individual perceptions of satisfaction. Phenomenological factors i
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