Job Involvement and Organization Commitment Among Dual-Income and Single-Income Families: A Multiple-Site Study

Abstract

On the basis of data from 2 manufacturing plants (n = 260 participants at Site 1, and n = 314 at Site 2) in the United States, the authors examined levels of organization commitment and the job involvement of single-income and dual-income couples. A questionnaire that differentiates between those variables was used as the survey instrument. The results indicated that in 1 site there was no difference in the levels of organization commitment and in job involvement between individuals in dual-income and single-income families. In another site, however, individuals from single wage earner families with children had higher levels of commitment than members of dual wage earner families. Those results may have practical implications for organizations developing programs and policies to foster favorable working conditions and organization commitment.