scholarly journals Team Performance: Evidence for Validity of a Measure

Psico-USF ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Puente-Palacios ◽  
Maria do Carmo Fernandes Martins ◽  
Salvatore Palumbo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Level Characteristic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Performance Scale

Abstract This study aimed to obtain validity evidences of a teamwork performance scale. Team performance was understood as a meso-level characteristic, resulting of an emerging process. Due to that understanding the proposed instrument should take that aspect into consideration. The empirical data were collected from 276 Ecuadorian teachers organized in 70 educational teams. They answered nine sentences of the scale. Results of exploratory factor analysis showed a unifactorial solution explaining 65.84% of the variance. The measure also has adequate values of reliability (Cronbach Alpha = .93). In addition to these analyses, patterns of variance within and between the groups were verified. The results showed that the variance at the individual level was small when answers of team members were analyzed and was significant when teams were compared. We consider it is important that additional studies be performed in order to identify stability of the factor solution.

scholarly journals Analysing the Determinants of Household Pro-Environmental Behaviour: An Exploratory Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Govind Kharat ◽  
Shankar Murthy ◽  
Sheetal Jaisingh Kamble ◽  
Mukesh Govind Kharat
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Individual

What strongly influences or determines household pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) is a question of great curiosity across the globe. Solution to this research question investigating PEB has significant implications for researchers, strategic planners and public policymakers. Multidisciplinary research seems necessary to answer this complex question identifying variables that influence PEB at the individual level. In the light of recent work on environmental paradigms, the currents study attempts to explore and identify the relevant factors that contribute to PEB significantly. To achieve the stated objective, an in-depth literature review and qualitative analysis were carried out. A questionnaire was developed to measure the PEB construct and its determinants. Next, the reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using pilot study. Following this, exploratory factor analysis was conducted to identify the major determinants. The validation of constructs using exploratory factor analysis exhibited an interpretable latent structure consisting of determinants of PEB. Results indicate that PEB comprises of nine dimensions viz., behavioural intention, attitude, personal moral norms, subjective norms, situational factors, perceived behavioural control, community concern, internal attribution and perceived consequences. Finally, the study integrates the internal and external determinants in an understanding framework to predict different types of PEBs. The results of the study provide important insights for researchers, strategic planners and policymakers to help more people act in pro-environmental ways. From the theoretical perspective, the study results provide empirical evidence to researchers and a reliable and valid scale to measure PEBs.

Addressing Limitations of the Measurement of Team Cognition

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Cooke ◽  
Preston A. Kiekel ◽  
Brian Bell ◽  
Eduardo Salas
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Team Cognition ◽  
Team Process ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Individual Cognition ◽  
Team Situation Awareness ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Heterogeneous Knowledge

Team cognition is more than the sum of the cognition of the individual team members. Instead, it emerges from the interplay of individual cognition and team process behaviors. Team cognition has been implicated as a major factor underlying team performance and thus, its measurement is critical for team training and design. Measures of team cognition, however, are limited in a number of ways. For instance, measures are taken at an individual level and aggregated, rather than pursuing data collection at the more holistic level of the team. Further, measures do not capture the heterogeneous knowledge backgrounds of team members. We have begun to address these and other limitations by developing new measures and applying them in four studies of team performance in military synthetic task environments. We highlight the results of these studies, which support the validity of our measures of taskwork knowledge, teamwork knowledge, and team situation awareness.

Development of a German-Language Questionnaire to Measure Collective Orientation as an Individual Attitude

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
German Language ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collective Orientation ◽  
Team Research ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Individual

Abstract. The individual attitudes of every single team member are important for team performance. Studies show that each team member’s collective orientation – that is, propensity to work in a collective manner in team settings – enhances the team’s interdependent teamwork. In the German-speaking countries, there was previously no instrument to measure collective orientation. So, I developed and validated a German-language instrument to measure collective orientation. In three studies (N = 1028), I tested the validity of the instrument in terms of its internal structure and relationships with other variables. The results confirm the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument also predicts team performance in terms of interdependent teamwork. I discuss differences in established individual variables in team research and the role of collective orientation in teams. In future research, the instrument can be applied to diagnose teamwork deficiencies and evaluate interventions for developing team members’ collective orientation.

Subclinical Sadism and the Dark Triad

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Johnson ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Antisocial Personality Traits

Abstract. The Dark Triad is a constellation of three antisocial personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Recently, researchers have introduced a “Dark Tetrad” that includes subclinical sadism, although others suggest considerable overlap between psychopathy and sadism. To clarify the position of sadism within the Dark Triad, an online study was conducted with 615 university students. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that a six-factor solution fit the data best, representing Machiavellianism, psychopathy, physical sadism, verbal sadism, narcissism, and vicarious sadism. Furthermore, convergent validity was supported through sadism’s correlations with the HEXACO personality traits. The results support sadism’s inclusion within the Dark Tetrad as a unique construct but with some conceptual overlap with psychopathy.

Coworkers’ Relationship Quality and Interpersonal Emotions in Team-Member Dyads in China: the Moderating Role of Cooperative Team Goals

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine K. Lam ◽  
Xu Huang ◽  
Frank Walter ◽  
Simon C. H. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Team Member ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Dyadic Relationships ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Interpersonal Emotions ◽  
Cooperative Team ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the origins of discrete interpersonal emotions in team-member dyads using two independent samples from an education institute and a telecommunication services company in China. Results across both studies showed that the quality of team members’ dyadic relationships positively relates to interpersonal admiration, sympathy, and envy, and negatively relates to interpersonal contempt. Furthermore, teams’ cooperative goals moderate these dyad-level linkages. The association of relationship quality with interpersonal emotions is particularly pronounced in teams with less cooperative goals but buffered in teams with more cooperative goals. Finally, on the individual level of analysis, envy and contempt are inversely associated with team members’ work performance, objectively measured. These findings provide new insights about key antecedents and crucial moderators in the development of interpersonal emotions in Chinese work teams and reiterate the relevance of these emotions for tangible performance outcomes.

scholarly journals El análisis factorial exploratorio de los ítems: análisis guiado según los datos empíricos y el software.

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Lloret ◽  
Adoración Ferreres ◽  
Ana Hernández ◽  
Inés Tomás
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Practical Recommendations

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scholarly journals Team Perfectionism and Team Performance: A Prospective Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Hill ◽  
Joachim Stoeber ◽  
Anna Brown ◽  
Paul R. Appleton
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Personality Characteristic ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Curve Modeling ◽  
Personal Performance ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Day By Day

Perfectionism is a personality characteristic that has been found to predict sports performance in athletes. To date, however, research has exclusively examined this relationship at an individual level (i.e., athletes’ perfectionism predicting their personal performance). The current study extends this research to team sports by examining whether, when manifested at the team level, perfectionism predicts team performance. A sample of 231 competitive rowers from 36 boats completed measures of self-oriented, team-oriented, and team-prescribed perfectionism before competing against one another in a 4-day rowing competition. Strong within-boat similarities in the levels of team members’ team-oriented perfectionism supported the existence of collective team-oriented perfectionism at the boat level. Two-level latent growth curve modeling of day-by-day boat performance showed that team-oriented perfectionism positively predicted the position of the boat in midcompetition and the linear improvement in position. The findings suggest that imposing perfectionistic standards on team members may drive teams to greater levels of performance.

Strategic Human Capital, Team Composition and Project Team Performance

2016 ◽  
pp. 106-122
Author(s):  
Francesca Vicentini ◽  
Paolo Boccardelli
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Team Composition ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Strategic Human Capital ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Temporary Teams

This chapter seeks to explore what characteristic of human capital at the individual level links to the performance in project-based organizations (PBOs). In particular, we are interested in the enriching of the individual flexibility construct, which has received minimal investigation from the strategic literature. Moreover, the challenges inherent to this topic are arguably more acute in PBOs, where temporary teams are strategically relevant to the success of the performance and individuals need to be more flexible in order to contribute to high levels of project performance. In particular, we support the idea that the flexibility of members enrolled within teams may influence positively the project performance.

Measuring the Meaning of Miscarriage: Revision of the Impact of Miscarriage Scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn S. Huffman ◽  
Kristen Swanson ◽  
Mary R. Lynn
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Impact

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine a factor structure for the Impact of Miscarriage Scale (IMS). The 24 items comprising the IMS were originally derived from a phenomenological study of miscarriage in women. Initial psychometric properties were established based on a sample of 188 women (Swanson, 1999a). Method: Data from 341 couples were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Results: CFA did not confirm the original structure. EFA explained 57% of the variance through an 18-item, 4-factor structure: isolation and guilt, loss of baby, devastating event, and adjustment. Except for the Adjustment subscale, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were ≥.78. Conclusion: Although a 3-factor solution is most defensible, with further refinement and additional items, the 4th factor (adjustment) may warrant retention.

Slimming Down for Sport: Developing a Weight Pressures in Sport Measure for Female Athletes

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine J. Reel ◽  
Sonya SooHoo ◽  
Trent A. Petrie ◽  
Christy Greenleaf ◽  
Jennifer E. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Specific Weight ◽  
Division I ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Division I Athletes

Previous research with female athletes has yielded equivocal findings when comparing disordered eating rates to nonathlete populations, but the rates differ for athletes in leanness and nonleanness sports (Sherman & Thompson, 2009). The purpose of the current study was to develop a measure to assess sport-specific weight pressures for female athletes. Secondly, this study identified frequencies of weight, size, and appearance pressures across sports. Participants (N =204) were female Division I athletes from three universities who represented 17 sports. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a 4-factor solution for the 16-item Weight Pressures in Sport for Females (WPS-F) scale with strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.90). The most frequently reported pressures among female college athletes were teammates (36.8%), uniform (34.3%), and coach (33.8%). These findings are discussed in comparison with previous research along with clinical and research implications for using the WPS-F in sport psychology settings.

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