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School Psychologists' Job Satisfaction

A 22-Year Perspective in the USA

Travis G. Worrell

Gary E. Skaggs

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA, USA

Michael B. Brown

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

School psychologists have consistently been found to have high levels of job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to identify the current level of job satisfaction for practicing school psychologists and examine the changes over the past 22 years. Surveys were sent to 500 randomly selected members of the National Association of School Psychologists, and the results were compared to previous national surveys conducted in 1992 and 1982. Job satisfaction has slightly increased over the previous 22 years. School psychologists continue to be most satisfied with the social service, independence and values aspects of their jobs. They are also very satisfied with their co-workers and job activities. Satisfaction with job security, compensation and working conditions improved the most over the 20-year time span. Opportunities for advancement and school system policies and practices remain sources of job dissatisfaction. Aspiring school psychologists can take some measure of assurance that school psychology offers a career in which one can do work that provides an important service to others and is consistent with one's values.

Key Words: career • demographic variables • job satisfaction • Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire • school psychologists

School Psychology International, Vol. 27, No. 2, 131-145 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0143034306064540
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