A Meta-Analysis of the Antecedents and Consequences of Pay Level Satisfaction

This study reports results from a meta-analysis of 28 correlates of pay level satisfaction involving 240 samples from 203 studies conducted over the past 35 years. Results are presented in 4 categories: primary determinants, antecedents, correlates, and outcomes of pay satisfaction. The authors cont...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2006-03, Vol.91 (2), p.392-413
Main Authors: Williams, Margaret L, McDaniel, Michael A, Nguyen, Nhung T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Compensation
Consequence
Correlation analysis
Employee Attitudes
Employee Benefits
Employee Performance Appraisal - economics
Employment
Employment - economics
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Income (Economic)
Income Level
Industrial psychology
Job Satisfaction
Male
Meta-analysis
Motivation. Job satisfaction. Attitude
Occupational psychology
Organizational Commitment
Pay
Perception
Personal Satisfaction
Psychological Theory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression analysis
Salaries
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Satisfaction
Social psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Systematic review
Wages & salaries
Work place
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Summary:This study reports results from a meta-analysis of 28 correlates of pay level satisfaction involving 240 samples from 203 studies conducted over the past 35 years. Results are presented in 4 categories: primary determinants, antecedents, correlates, and outcomes of pay satisfaction. The authors controlled for pay in examining relations between correlates and pay level satisfaction, as suggested by theory and when primary studies were available to do so. The authors found support for many of the relations suggested by a theoretical model and also note some limitations in the research that has tested this model. The authors recommend changes and additions to the model and suggest additional primary research in specific areas.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.91.2.392