Academic psychological contract scale: structure and evidence of validity

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and validate a psychological contract measurement for university and college teachers. It was used a sample of 232 teachers from different regions of Brazil, of both sexes and ages ranging from 25 to 70 years. The instrument was developed based on homomorphic and heteromorphic exchanges model, and its items were based on interviews with teachers and coordinators. Results indicated adequacy of the model, with the confirmatory validity assumed for both, teachers obligations (?²/df = 2,520; GFI = 0.859, AGFI = 0.854, RMSEA = 0.065), and institutional compensations (?²/df = 2,520; GFI = 0.859, AGFI = 0.854, RMSEA = 0.065). Furthermore, the measurement also shows good reliability indexes. These data indicate that the instrument is promising, whether in the context of research in higher education, whether in management education.