Job dissatisfaction: what are the consequences?

Although job dissatisfaction has been of central importance to industrial psychology for many years, there exists no general theory of the behavioral and psychological consequences of job dissatisfaction. This paper reviews the concept of job dissatisfaction, and argues that no particular consequence of job dissatisfaction is inevitable or necessary. The various psychological and behavioral consequences of job dissatisfaction are considered, and a heuristic guide for further research is suggested. © 1985 International Union of Psychological Science.