1. The psychological contract: dimensional approach Development of a questionnaire Claudia Bernhard & Sabine Ulbricht TU DRESDEN

2. The Dimensional Approach (McLean Parks, Kidder & Gallagher, 1998) Stability Scope Tangibility Focus Particularism Time frame Duration Time frame Precision Psy C 1 Psy C 2 Volition Attitudes and behavior

3. The changed concept Flexibility Scope Tangibility Focus Particularism Time frame Precision Responsibility for Career Development Psy C 1 Volition Attitudes, Behavior, Health and Personal Development

4. Development of the questionnaire Step 1: Detailed definition of all dimensions Step 2: Development of a first item set Step 3: Test of Content validity Step 4: Test of Construct validity (= dimensional structure)

5. Content validation – expert rating Procedure: N = 30 experts received a randomized list of all items + definitions of dimensions Task: Classify the items to dimensions Treatment of results: Comparison of expert-classifications to ”norm- classification” Satisfying Content Validity: > 70% of all experts classify item as intended

6. Content validity – Think aloud protocols Procedure: N = 10 core and various contingent employees ”think aloud” while filling in preliminary questionnaire Treatment of results: All think aloud protocols are compared to a ”norm protocol” Points are given when employees refer to content of items as intended Satisfying content validity: employees refer to > 70% of all content points

7. Construct validation Test for dimensional structure N = 275 core and contingent workers of the mechanical engineering department at the TU Dresden and Technical College Dresden fill in the questionnaire Data analysis: No test for dimension volition due to special influence on whole contract Preliminary exploratory analysis show: no support for dimensions tangibility and responsibility f. career development Structure tests using AMOS

8. Final structure of questionnaire Flexibility Scope Focus- socioemotional Particularism Time frame Precision Psy C Volition Attitudes, Behavior, Health and Personal Development Focus- transactional ? ?

9. Do core and contingent workers differ in the dimensions of the psychological contract? VolitionTime frameParticularismTransactional Focus

10. Do core and contingent workers differ in the dimensions of the psychological contract? Socio-emotional Focus ScopeFlexibility

11. Questionnaire: 19 items to be answered on a Five-Point Likert scale