The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire was developed into two instruments, a long form consisting of 100
items and 21 scales, and a short form consisting of 20 items and 3 scales. Because of the time considerations
associated with administering the long form (20-25 minutes) the short form was adopted for use in this study.
Each of the items in the short form refers to a reinforcer in the work environment (Table 1). The various items
may be summated to arrive at three scales: extrinsic, intrinsic, and general (overall) job satisfaction.