Development of A Scale to Measure the Job Satisfaction of Extension Personnel: A Methodological Approach

Job satisfaction of the employees in any organization is an important indicator of the health of the organization. The present study is taken up with the objective to develop and standardize a scale to measure the job satisfaction of extension personnel. Job satisfaction in the present study is operationally defined as the positive orientation of an individual towards the work role which he is presently occupying. A tentative list of 41 items was drafted keeping in view the applicability of items suited to the area of study. The method of summated rating suggested by Likert was followed in the construction of job satisfaction scale. Items which were statistically significant were retained in the final scale. The final job satisfaction scale consists of 21 items and is found to be reliable and valid; hence it can be used to measure the job satisfaction of extension personnel.