title: Meaning of work among a sample of Kuwaiti workers.
abstract: The study tested the meaning of work among 340 Kuwaiti workers in the public sector. A questionnaire was constructed to measure meaning of work by drawing 46 items from existing scales and from the meaning of work literature. They were put together, translated into Arabic, and adapted to be relevant to Kuwaiti society. Analysis showed the developed scale has acceptable reliability and validity coefficients for Kuwaiti workers. Also, Kuwaiti workers gave priority to extrinsic rewards from work, then intrinsic rewards, whereas Work Centrality had the lowest priority. Sex, occupation, and the intention not to change one's job in the future were significantly related to the meaning which these workers attributed to their work.
authors.affiliation: Kuwait University.
authors.forename: Huda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017150:Public Sector; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires