Validity of the Dimensions of the Pay Satisfaction Questionnaire: Evidence of Differential Prediction

The present study investigated the validity of the dimensions of the Pay Satisfaction Ouestionnaire (PSQ), in particular the degree to which the dimensions of the PSQ were differentially predicted by a number of antecedents. A series of tests supported dimensionality of the PSO. Perhaps more importantly, a theoretical model was hypothesized and tested which was based on the assumption that different variables predict each of the four dimensions of pay satisfaction. Data was collected from a heterogeneous sample of sales, managerial, professionaltechnical, and nonexempt employees from a large multidivision corporation. A series of analyses indicated that the items from the PSO loaded on their hypothesized dimensions, and the dimensions were empirically distinct. Furthermore, the dimensions were differentially predicted by a series of antecedents. This differential prediction evidence supports the validity of the dimensions of the PSO in a more rigorous and comprehensive manner than has been produced by past research.