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The main purpose of this study is to investigate whetherthe
discrepancies between perceived work values and idealwork
values, and their interactions with the effecacy ofcoping would
influence work adjustment, such as job changeintentions and job
satisfaction. Major dimensions of workvalues and coping
strategies dealing with value discrepancieswere also explored to
reveal centre concerns of workersliving in the Kaohsiung city.
Using muti-stage systematic random sampling andsupplemented with
purposive sampling, we home-interviewed233 adults, who were
currently employeed, and aged between18-65. The present study
found three factors for work valuesincluding : 1. exercising
one''s ability and potentiality ;2. economic returns ; 3.
association with others, and threefactors for coping methods
including : 1.planning andexamining ; 2. adjusting emotions ; 3.
acceptance andsuppression. The significant predictors of job
satisfactionwere workers'' subjectively perceived prospect of job
and itseconomic returns. The significant predictors of job
changeintentions were workers'' subjectively perceived prospect
ofjob and probabilities of getting alternative jobs.
Thehypothesis that interactions of work value discrepancies
andeffecacy of coping would influence job adaptation was
notverified. Finally, we focused discussions on these topics:
1.differences between low job satisfaction and job
changeintentions ; 2. ideal work values : its reliability
andvalidity ; 3. job change patterns : its possible
correlatesand reasons ; 4.limitation of this study, and
directions forfuture research.
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