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The measurement of equity sensitivity
Author(s) -
King Wesley C.,
Miles Edward W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1994.tb00556.x
Subject(s) - machiavellianism , social psychology , psychology , equity theory , protestant work ethic , job satisfaction , organizational commitment , locus of control , equity (law) , personality , big five personality traits , economics , microeconomics , economic justice , political science , politics , law , capitalism
The Equity Sensitivity Instrument (ESI) was developed to measure equity sensitivity, an equity theory individual difference variable. This paper presents evidence from five samples ( N = 2399) supporting the validity of the construct and the ESI as its measurement. Correlations between equity sensitivity and gender, age, education level, social desirability, self‐esteem, locus of control, Machiavellianism, pro‐Protestant and non‐Protestant work ethic, input‐outcome orientation, exchange ideology, altruism, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, supervisor satisfaction, propensity to turnover and perceptions of pay justice are presented. Results suggest that equity sensitivity is unique from these other constructs and that the ESI is discriminantly and convergently valid.