title: Dimensionality of the Pay Satisfaction Questionnaire: a validation study in Belgium.
abstract: This study examined the underlying dimensions of the Pay Satisfaction Questionnaire to test whether the robust 4-factor structure (Pay Level, Benefits, Raises, and Structure or Administration) often established in the United States can be generalized to other countries and cultures as well. Data of 4 samples (for-profit employees, nonprofit nurses, cultural centre employees, and nonprofit teachers) were analysed with confirmatory factor analyses. The results for the first 3 samples yielded support for the original 4-factor structure of the Pay Satisfaction Questionnaire. In the teachers' sample, the irrelevant Benefits items were excluded from the analysis, resulting in a 3-factor structure of pay satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Work, Organisational & Economic Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium. Sara.De.Gieter@vub.ac.be
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Gieter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Cooman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pepermans
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Du Bois
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jegers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires