This study investigates the effect of job satisfaction on general life adjustment of a
sample of North American immigrants in Israel. The results reveal a conditional
relationship: that life adjustment is a function of work satisfaction among migrants,
unless there is a lack of work commitment, or if there exists an alternative life
commitment, such as religious identity. The interpretation offered is that when work is
important to a person or in the absence of an alternative commitment, such as religion,
to offset the importance of work, then job satisfaction can affect the general adaptation
of migrants.
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