Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Psychology

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Shultz, Kenneth

Second Advisor

Kottke, Janet

Third Advisor

Agars, Mark

Abstract

For the present study we are primarily interested in the match between individuals' characteristics and their work environments. This match between individuals' characteristics and their work environment is known as person-environment (PE) fit. The current study's aim was to integrate and build upon the PE fit literature by investigating the relationship between various forms of PE fit and two forms of organizational commitment with a proposed mediation of perceived organizational support (POS) for PO fit and perceived supervisor support (PSS) for PS fit. Two hundred and twenty-four participants who had been employed by their organization for at least six months, were asked to complete an online survey.

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