Date of Award
8-1-1986
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Wayne Harrison
Second Advisor
Dr. James Thomas
Third Advisor
Dr. Douglas Cellar
Fourth Advisor
Dr. William Clute
Abstract
The role of sensitivity to social comparison information was investigated with regard to perceptions of equity and subsequent satisfaction with pay. Subjects were 64 undergraduate students. A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design was employed. The three factors were (a) Equity, (b) Adequacy of pay, and (c) Sensitivity to social comparison information. Predicted main effects of equity and adequacy of pay on wage satisfaction were found. A predicted interaction of Equity x Sensitivity to Social Comparison Information was not found. Interpretation of the failure of this prediction focused on the personality scale employed.
Recommended Citation
Gertsch, Clare, "Determinants of wage satisfaction" (1986). Student Work. 1112.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/1112
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright 1986, Clare Gertsch