7. Comment on the descriptive statistics (i.e., means, standarddeviations) and internal consistency reliabilities in the tablebelow adapted from Erdogan and Bauer (2009) and summarize thecorrelation results, taking into account the strength, direction,and statistical significance of the bivariate relationships. (6points)
Predictors (independent variables): Perceivedover-qualification; empowerment Controls (independent variables):Age; tenure Dependent variables: Job satisfaction
Table 1
Descriptive Statistics, Correlations, and ScaleReliabilities
| | Alpha | Mean | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1 | Age | - | 21.90 | 2.47 | | | | |
2 | Tenure | - | 1.13 | .97 | .39** | | | |
3 | Over-qualification | .72 | 4.35 | 1.35 | .22** | -.02 | | |
4 | Empowerment | .80 | 5.42 | 0.72 | .07 | .28** | .03 | |
5 | Job satisfaction | .81 | 5.80 | 0.86 | -.11 | .01 | -.19* | .43** |
Note: N=244. Age and tenure were measured in years.Perceptions of over-qualification, empowerment, and jobsatisfaction were measured on a 7-point Likert-type scale. *p <.05. **p < .01.
