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Journal of Applied Psychology 1996

Cognitive complexity and the perceived dimensionality of pay satisfaction.

Shawn M Carraher1; M. Ronald Buckley

1 Indiana State University

Abstract

This study explored the possibility that cognitive complexity can account for differences in the number of perceived dimensions with which individuals conceptualize pay satisfaction, as measured by the Pay Satisfaction Questionnaire. Using 2 independent samples of 1,969 certified teachers, it was found that mean group differences in cognitive complexity may account for the differences previously found in the literature. It was suggested that additional basic research be performed on how individuals conceptualize pay satisfaction and that more useful measures of cognitive complexity be developed.

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10.1037/0021-9010.81.1.102
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