Self-esteem in full-time versus part-time employees.

Abstract

With the increase of part-time employees in the work place, the work force is experiencing many demographic changes. Despite these recent trends, part-time workers have been largely overlooked in the organizational research literature (Rotchford & Roberts, 1982). The present study focused on differences in full-versus part-time employees on many different job characteristics. Subjects were randomly selected and surveyed. Data were analyzed using i-tests and Pearson product moment correlations. Results indicated that self-esteem, both global and task specific, and job satisfaction did not differ on the basis of employment status. However, different patterns of correlations were observed for each group. Conclusions and implications for future research are discussed.