The factor structure of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and participants of vocational rehabilitation

This study investigated the factor structure of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire when used by individuals with psychiatric disabilities who ar e participating in vocational rehabilitation. The sample consisted of 87 re spondents recruited from Columbus. Ohio, in 1996 who worked in noncompetiti ve employment. Factor analyses with varimax rotation conducted on the short -form of the questionnaire indicated three factors, an intrinsic factor and an extrinsic factor (as proposed by the Herzberg two-factor theory) as wel l as another pertaining to satisfaction derived from participating in vocat ional rehabilitation.