01784nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002100118653002500139653003200164653001900196100001900215700002400234700002400258700002600282245012100308300001200429490000700441520107800448022001401526020001401540       2005                            d  c07/2005bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aJob satisfaction10aWork characteristics10aInterpersonal relationships10aSocial support1 aC. Pozo Muñoz1 aE. Alonso Morillejo1 aS. Hernández Plaza1 aMª J. Martos Méndez00aDeterminants of Job Satisfaction in Public Administration Workers: The Value of Interpersonal Relations in Workplace  a247-2640 v113 aThere is extensive research literature about the variables that explain job satisfaction, but the same workplace dimensions are not systematically related to satisfaction in the different work settings. This relation may differ depending on the group under study (health workers, employees of public sector, municipal government employees, etc.). However, there is some evidence supporting the role of interpersonal relationships in promoting employees  well-being (Noblet, 2003). The present study focused on a specific job context—the Public Administration—and examines the relationships between work characteristics, perceived social support (including two sources: coworkers and supervisor), perceived reciprocity and job satisfaction in 294 justice government employees. The results revealed that the work characteristics related to interpersonal relationships, particularly social support, reciprocity and absence of interpersonal conflicts, as well as professional development, accounted for optimal proportions of explained variance in job satisfaction.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437