title: Predicting job satisfaction: a new perspective on person-environment fit.
abstract: There may be 2 ways to look at person-environment (P-E) fit: the extent to which the environment matches the person (which, in the case of person-job [P-J] fit, we term ideal-job actualization) and the extent to which the person matches the environment (which we term actual-job regard; cf. Hardin & Larsen, 2014). Adults employed full time in the United States (n = 251; 49.8% women) completed an online survey that included measures assessing these 2 perspectives on P-J fit, along with measures of job and life satisfaction. Ideal-job actualization and actual-job regard were empirically and conceptually distinct, each accounting for unique variance in overall job satisfaction, even after controlling for overall life satisfaction and remuneration. Looking at fit from these 2 frames of reference may give a more complete perspective that accounts for critical outcomes, like satisfaction, as well as suggest novel approaches to career counseling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Erin E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D060926:Remuneration; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D014481:United States; D014830:Vocational Guidance; D055815:Young Adult