Convergent and discriminant validity of the ImPACT with traditional neuropsychological measures

This article introduces the concept of cultural mosaic beliefs (CMBs) as a component of effective multicultural work groups. Building on theories of group diversity and self-verification, and responding to calls to understand moderators that explain the impact of group diversity on performance outcomes, we conceptualize CMBs as a psychological climate that individual group members perceive to promote the recognition, acceptance and expression, and utilization of cultural diversity (values, traditions, and practices) in their work. We also propose that CMBs might attenuate conflict that can sometimes characterize culturally diverse work groups distinguishing groups that falter from those that flourish and benefit from the informational and other potential advantages associated with their diverse cultural composition. In a series of five studies ( N = 1119), we develop a 17-item CMB scale comprised of three factors: perceived group diversity, cultural acceptance and expression, and culture utilization. We present evidence of convergent and discriminant validity, showing that the CMB scale is related to but distinct from other measures of diversity. We also demonstrate predictive validity, showing that the CMB scale is related to work group members’ identification with the group, commitment to the group, satisfaction with the group, and learning from the group. We conclude by proposing applications of our CMBs concept and measure to multicultural workplaces and offer future directions for research on cultural diversity, specifically the study of group CMBs as a moderator of cultural diversity’s effects on groups.

Download Full-text

Leniency Effects on Convergent and Discriminant Validity for Grouped Questionnaire Items: A Further Investigation

Educational and Psychological Measurement ◽

10.1177/001316448104100419 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 1093-1099 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Chester A. Schriesheim

Keyword(s):

Correlation Matrix ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Leader Behavior ◽

Matrix Analysis ◽

Discount Store ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Questionnaire Validity ◽

Behavior Description ◽

The Impact

Two previous investigations revealed that grouping (rather than randomizing) questionnaire items measuring similar constructs (in subsections) resulted in impaired discriminant validity (Schrie-sheim and DeNisi, 1980) and that grouping also strengthened the impact of leniency response bias (Schriesheim, 1981). This study reanalyzed the data of the two earlier investigations to determine whether the impairment of the discriminant validity of the grouped questionnaire items might be due to spurious correlations attributable to leniency. The responses of thirty discount store employees to a questionnaire containing grouped items measuring leniency in leader behavior descriptions (Schriesheim, 1980) and four similar constructs from the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (Stogdill, 1963) and Four-Factor Theory Questionnaire (Taylor and Bowers, 1972) were examined for convergent and discriminant validity by using a traditional zero-order multitrait-multimethod correlation matrix analysis (Campbell and Fiske, 1959) and by statistically controlling the effect of spurious correlation attributable to leniency (by computing a first-order partial multitrait-multimethod correlation matrix, controlling for leniency as measured by the leniency scale). It was found that controlling for leniency resulted in a slight decrement in convergent validity, but that discriminant validity was substantially improved. Implications for questionnaire validity and further research are discussed.

Download Full-text

Development and validation of the WhatsApp Negative Impact scale (WANIS)

Anales de Psicología ◽

10.6018/analesps.35.2.356791 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 242-250

Author(s):

Cristina Bernal-Ruiz ◽

Ángel Rosa-Alcázar ◽

Víctor González-Calatayud

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Negative Impact ◽

High Reliability ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Family Work ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

The Impact

The use of instant messaging affects different areas of users’ daily lives (personal, social, family, work). The aim of this research was to develop and validate a scale that measures the negative impact of WhatsApp's use in several areas (WANIS). Two studies were conducted. The first one was a pilot study in which the scale was built. The sample consisted of 95 university students aged between 17 and 27. (M = 21.34; SD = 2.11). In the second study, the factor structure was examined and the validity of the scale was analysed from a sample of 630 university students aged between 18 and 62 (M = 21.23; DT = 4.32). The exploratory factor analysis revealed that the three-factor solution was most appropriate for interpreting the scale. The instrument had high reliability and good convergent and discriminant validity. The results indicated that sex, marital status and employment status affected the negative impact experienced by WhatsApp users. This scale has proven to be a valid tool for assessing the impact that this instant messaging application has on controlling intimate relationships, the negative consequences of its use and the problematic use by users.

Download Full-text

Working toward a seamless supply chain: an exploratory analysis of the impact of supply chain on company performance

Journal of Transportation Management ◽

10.22237/jotm/1143849960 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 61-68

Author(s):

Carol J Johnson ◽

Lidiya Sokhnich ◽

Charles Ng

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Firm Performance ◽

Customer Service ◽

Performance Measures ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Company Performance ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Firm Profitability ◽

The Impact

This paper explores the role that several supply chain dimensions play in achieving overall firm performance. Measures suggested in prior studies were factor analyzed for convergent and discriminant validity and then used in a regression model. This study uses data from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) member firms, with top level supply chain managers as informants. The results suggest that of the three dimensions tested, two are significant contributors to firm profitability, including customer service and business process usage. Relationship confidence was not found to significantly impact overall firm performance.

Download Full-text

A Measure of Social Media Marketing: Scale Development and Validation

Jindal Journal of Business Research ◽

10.1177/2278682119850285 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 158-168

Author(s):

Mohammad Furqan Khan ◽

Anisa Jan

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Brand Equity ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Social Media Marketing ◽

Measurement Scale ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Master's Thesis ◽

Marketing Activities ◽

The Difference ◽

The Impact

With the evolution of social media the world has witnessed an information explosion. The role of social media in influencing the consumer behavior is huge, but the studies conducted in these areas are insignificant. Scholars have identified different variables over time to study social media marketing, but functionality-based approach was only investigated by Babac (Impact of social-media use on brand equity of magazine brands: A qualitative study of Vogue Turkey, Unpublished Master’s thesis, 2011) and Tresna and Wijaya (iBuss Management, 3: 37–48, 2015). Tresna and Wijaya’s (iBuss Management, 3: 37–48, 2015) study was based on Instagram, therefore, their scale could not be used for Facebook, because of the difference in website functionalities. Most of the social media marketing activities are carried on Facebook and to measure these marketing efforts a research instrument is needed. Therefore, this study is an attempt to develop a measurement scale to assess the influence of social media functionalities. In order to identify the factors of social media, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was run on a sample of 122 respondents in SPSS 20. EFA was run on 34 items and seven items were removed in the first round. In the second round EFA was run on the remaining 27 items and five items were dropped. Third time when EFA was run, all 22 items loaded well on the seven factors of social media with a cumulative variance of 82.95 percent. The scales reliability was tested by using Cronbach’s alpha which was above the threshold. Further the scale was also tested for convergent and discriminant validity, that indicated positive results. Therefore, 22 items scale to measure seven functionalities of social media websites was found to be reliable and valid. This study is unique because, a measurement scale to investigate the influence of social media functionalities of Facebook is developed. Previous study was based on Instagram and only six functionalities were measured, whereas this study has filled that gap by providing a full-fledged scale to measure the seven functionalities of social media. This scale can be further used to study the impact of these seven functionalities on various dimensions of consumer-based brand equity, purchase intentions, and brand experience.

Download Full-text

Correspondence of Maximum and Typical Performance Measures of Cognitive Processing

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191118793531 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 803-809

Author(s):

Daniel B. Charek ◽

Gregory J. Meyer ◽

Joni L. Mihura ◽

Emily T. O’Gorman

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processing ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Ego Depletion ◽

Performance Tasks ◽

Neuropsychological Measures ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Typical Performance ◽

Methodological Considerations ◽

Rorschach Variables ◽

Cognitive Sophistication

We examined associations among cognitive processing measures that varied on a continuum from maximum to typical performance tasks in the context of an ego depletion study. Our intent was to replicate and extend the findings of Charek, Meyer, and Mihura, which showed that ego depletion had an expected effect on selected scores from the Rorschach inkblot task. We hypothesized that Rorschach variables indicative of cognitive sophistication would correlate with neuropsychological measures of cognitive ability and that Rorschach variables theoretically unassociated with cognitive processing would not correlate with those criterion measures. These hypotheses were supported, providing evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. We also hypothesized ego depletion effects on all measures; however, none were evident. Methodological considerations and implications of the findings are discussed.

Download Full-text

Validity and Structural Reliability of Multidimensional Scaling

Journal of Marketing Research ◽

10.1177/002224378702400203 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 164-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Naresh K. Malhotra

Keyword(s):

Multidimensional Scaling ◽

Structural Reliability ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Matrix Approach ◽

Stimulus Domain ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

The Impact

The author examines the convergent and discriminant validity of multidimensional scaling (MDS) using the multitrait-multimethod matrix approach. An assessment also is made of the impact on MDS solutions due to embedding of stimuli in similar stimuli and due to change in stimulus domain introduced via different kinds of stimuli. The results indicate reasonable validity and that MDS solutions are fairly robust to the impact of embedding but less robust to changes in stimulus domain.

Download Full-text

What Does the Implicit Association Test Measure? A Test of the Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Prejudice-Related IATs

Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie) ◽

10.1026//1618-3169.49.3.171 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 49 (3) ◽

pp. 171-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 74

Author(s):

Bertram Gawronski

Keyword(s):

Implicit Association Test ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Association Test ◽

Recent Criticism ◽

Implicit Association ◽

East Asians ◽

Student Sample ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Explicit Prejudice ◽

Turkish People

Abstract. Drawing on recent criticism of the Implicit Association Test (IAT), the present study tested the convergent and discriminant validity of two prejudice-related IATs to corresponding explicit prejudice measures in a German student sample (N = 61). Confirming convergent validity, (a) an IAT designed to assess negative associations related to Turkish people was significantly related to the explicit endorsement of prejudiced beliefs about Turkish people, and (b) an IAT designed to assess negative associations related to East Asians was significantly related to explicit prejudice against East Asians. Moreover, confirming discriminant validity, (c) the Asian IAT was unrelated to the explicit endorsement of prejudiced beliefs about Turkish people, and (d) the Turkish IAT was unrelated to explicit prejudice against Asian people. These results further corroborate the assumption that the IAT is a valid method to assess the strength of evaluative associations in the domain of prejudice and stereotypes.

Download Full-text

An Initial Investigation of the Use of Comparative Referents to Assess Social Anxiety

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000349 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 367-375 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laura D. Seligman ◽

Erin F. Swedish ◽

Jason P. Rose ◽

Jessica M. Baker

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Self Report ◽

Injunctive Norms ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Excellent Internal Consistency ◽

Social Quality Of Life ◽

Comparison Measures

Abstract. The current study examined the validity of two self-report measures of social anxiety constructed using social comparative referent points. It was hypothesized that these comparison measures would be both reliable and valid. Results indicated that two different comparative versions – one invoking injunctive norms and another invoking descriptive norms – showed good reliability, excellent internal consistency, and acceptable convergent and discriminant validity. The comparative measures also predicted positive functioning, some aspects of social quality of life, and social anxiety as measured by an independent self-report. These findings suggest that adding a comparative reference point to instructions on social anxiety measures may aid in the assessment of social anxiety.

Download Full-text

The Sorting Paired Features Task

Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie) ◽

10.1027/1618-3169.56.5.329 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 56 (5) ◽

pp. 329-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Yoav Bar-Anan ◽

Brian A. Nosek ◽

Michelangelo Vianello

Keyword(s):

Discriminant Validity ◽

Association Measures ◽

Response Options ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Attitude Measures ◽

Stimulus Features ◽

Single Response

The sorting paired features (SPF) task measures four associations in a single response block. Using four response options (e.g., good-Republicans, bad-Republicans, good-Democrats, and bad-Democrats), each trial requires participants to categorize two stimuli at once to a category pair (e.g., wonderful-Clinton to good-Democrats). Unlike other association measures, the SPF requires simultaneous categorization of both components of the association in the same trial. Providing measurement flexibility, it is sensitive to both focal, attended concepts and nonfocal, unattended stimulus features (e.g., gender of individuals in a politics SPF). Three studies measure race, gender, and political evaluations, differentiate automatic evaluations between known groups, provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity with other attitude measures, and illustrate the SPF’s unique measurement qualities.

Download Full-text