Abstract
Role congruity theory proposes that prejudice against women in leadership positions may be due to an incongruity between sex roles and leadership roles. Furthermore, leader sex, leadership style, and employee locus of control may also affect employee satisfaction. In the present study, one hundred and sixty undergraduates (132 females, 28 males, mean age 20 years) completed the Internal Control Index; using a vignette methodology, participants read a situation that described a theoretical job and then they completed the Job Descriptive Index, Job in General Scale, and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (short form) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (long form: supervision subscale). Results showed that higher internal locus of control and a democratic leadership style were associated with greater job satisfaction, while no effects for sex of protagonists were obtained. Results are interpreted in context of role congruity theory.