Which Statement Concerning the Relationship Between Age and Job Satisfaction

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning the relationship between age and job satisfaction is true?

• A) Young workers are most satisfied with their jobs because they do not know anything better than what they currently have.
• B) Middle-aged workers with higher satisfaction may have resigned themselves to the fact that things are unlikely to improve.
• C) Older workers are least satisfied regardless of their occupation.
• D) The higher paying the job, the higher the satisfaction, regardless of age.

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