Testing a Psychological Contract Measure in a Swiss Employment Context
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: In this study, we validated a questionnaire measuring psychological contracts in a Swiss employment context. We argue that this measure sufficiently considers the characteristics of a stable employment situation and meets the criteria for the validity of psychological contract measures. The sample consisted of the employees of two firms and portfolio workers. An item and scale analysis was conducted and the dimensionality of the instrument was tested by means of confirmatory factor analyses. Finally, the instrument consists of three factors measuring employee expectations and employer inducements as well as two factors measuring employer expectations and employee contributions. Validity was evaluated by comparing groups with different employment status and by hierarchical regression analyses predicting intention to quit and performance.
Source: Swiss Journal of Psychology
Institutions: University of Oslo, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2011611006