scholarly journals The construction of a normative instrument for measuring organisational citizenship

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Joubert ◽  
A. Crafford ◽  
J. M. Schepers
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

The aim of the study was to construct a normative instrument for measuring organisational citizenship. Based on studies done on organisational citizenship, a framework for identifying the locus of organisational citizenship was developed, and a questionnaire based on this framework was constructed. A factor analysis of the items of the instrument yielded two factors. These factors were interpreted as situational and dispositional loci of organizational citizenship. The two scales were subjected to item analysis and yielded reliability coefficients of 0,946 and 0,908 respectively. The implications of the findings are discussed. Opsomming Die doel van die studie was om ’n normatiewe meetinstrument te konstrueer om organisasieburgerskap te meet. ’n Raamwerk, gefundeer op navorsing oor organisasieburgerskap, is ontwerp en ’n vraelys gebaseer op dié raamwerk is gekonstrueer. ’n Faktorontleding van die items van die skaal het twee faktore opgelewer. Hierdie faktore is as situasionele en disposisionele lokusse van organisasieburgerskap geïnterpreteer. Die skale is vervolgens aan itemontleding onderwerp en het betroubaarhede van 0,946 en 0,908, onderskeidelik, opgelewer. Die implikasies van die bevindinge word bespreek.

scholarly journals Individualiteit, kollektiwiteit en lokus van beheer as mikroveranderlikes van diversiteit

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Rieger ◽  
C. J. H. Blignaut
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
South African ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
South African Context ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
African Context ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

Individuality, collectivity and locus of control as micro variables of diversity. The principal aim of the study was to construct an instrument to measure individuality and collectivity as micro variables of diversity in the South African context. The Individuality-collectivity Inventory was applied to 326 university students. A factor analysis on 80 items yielded two factors. These factors were interpreted as collectivity and individuality. The two scales were subjected to an item analysis and yielded reliability coefficients of 0,86 and 0,910. A secondary aim of the study was to determine whether any correlation exists between individuality, collectivity and locus of control. The two sub-scales of the Individuality-collectivity Inventory were correlated with the three sub-scales of the Locus of Control Inventory. Statistically significant positive correlations were found to exist between individuality, internal locus of control and autonomy. The implications of the findings on the management of diversity are discussed. Opsomming Die hoofdoel van die studie was om 'n instrument vir die meting van die konstrukte individualiteit en kollektiwiteit as mikroveranderlikes van diversiteit in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks daar te stel. Die Individualiteit-kollektiwiteitskaal is op 326 universiteitstudente toegepas. 'n Faktorontleding op 80 items het twee faktore tot gevolg gehad/ naamlik Individualiteit en Kollektiwiteit. Die twee skale is vervolgens aan 'n itemontleding onderwerp en betroubaarhede van 0,86 en 0,910 is onderskeidelik opgelewer. 'n Sekondere doelwit van die studie was om te bepaal of daar 'n verband tussen individualiteit, kollektiwiteit en lokus van beheer bestaan. Die twee sub-skale van die Individualiteitkollektiwiteitskaal is met die drie sub-skale van die Lokus van Beheer-vraelys gekorreleer. Statisties beduidende positiewe korrelasies bestaan tussen individualiteit, interne lokus van beheer en outonomie. Die implikasies van die bevindinge vir die bestuur van diversiteit word bespreek.

scholarly journals Pouzdanost i faktorska struktura Rou upitnika

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomislav Grgin ◽  
Izabela Cvek Sorić
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Common Variance ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

The authors have investigated a sample of 283 3th and 4th grade students in secondary schools of Zadar where they tested the reliability and factor structure of ROU-questionnairc scale measuring classroom psycho-social study atmosphere. On the basis the obtained reliability coefficients (type Cronbach- alfa) the authors established that all scales included in the questionnaire had a satisfactory reliability. Two factors were extracted from the factor analysis and they were: 1. factor of individualisation and personal development and 2. factor of satisfaction with relationship in the class which gave explanation to 52.17 % of common variance of all the results.

The Development of Measures of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Changes in Job Behaviours Related to Quality Management in Health Care

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Orthogonal Rotation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Two Factors

A study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals in Canada for the purpose of developing instruments to measure organizational citizenship behaviours (OCB) and changes in job behaviours that occur as a result of participation on hospital quality improvement (CQI) teams. Semi structured interviews were conducted among 52 hospital employees in order to elicit critical incidents of OCB and changes in job behaviours related to CQI. The results of the staff interviews were used to develop a measure of OCB in the hospital setting, and a measure of changes in job behaviours related to CQI. 39 employees, who were drawn from the major departments within the two hospitals on the basis of their membership on CQI teams, participated in a test of the psychometric properties of the two research instruments. Exploratory factor analysis, employing an orthogonal rotation, yielded two factors that accounted for 30% of the variation among the OCB items. The Cronbach alpha for items loading highly on the first factor was .88. The factor was labelled ‘OCB directed towards individuals within the organization’. This factor was dominated by items reflecting the kinds of extra-role job behaviours employees engage in to assist patients, family members, visitors, and other employees within the organization. The Cronbach alpha for items loading highly on the second factor was 0.71. The second factor was labelled ‘organizationally directed OCB’, and consisted of behaviours that reflected an impersonal form of OCB in the hospital setting. Factor analysis, employing an orthogonal rotation, yielded four factors that accounted for 48% of the variation among the items measuring changes in job behaviours related to CQI. The four factors were labelled ‘problem-solving’, Cronbach alpha 0.82; ‘customer awareness’, Cronbach alpha 0.79; ‘use of CQI knowledge’, Cronbach alpha 0.77; and ‘organizational interests’, Cronbach alpha 0.79. The two OCB factors were moderately correlated, there were no significant correlations among any of the factors measuring changes in job behaviours related to CQI, and the problem-solving job behaviours factor was moderately correlated with the two OCB factors. Directions for future research are discussed.

Validating the Beck Battery of Quad Rugby Skill Tests

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu B. Yilla ◽  
Claudine Sherrill
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Principal Factor ◽  
Oblique Rotation ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
International Experts ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

The purpose was to develop a valid and reliable battery of quad rugby skill tests. Participants were 65 adult, male, quad rugby athletes. Content validity was established in two modified Delphi rounds by a panel of international experts. For concurrent validity, Spearman rho correlations between coaches’ rankings of players’ skills and scores ranged from .63 to .98 for the total battery. For construct validity, principal factor analysis with oblique rotation revealed two factors. Intraclass reliability coefficients ranged from .94 to .99. The battery includes five tests: maneuverability with the ball, pass for accuracy, picking, sprinting, and pass for distance.

Factor Analysis and Reliability of the Mental Dexterity Test

1974 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 744-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred J. Thumin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Numerical Ability ◽  
Verbal Comprehension ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

The primary objective of the present study was to factor analyze a recently developed mental ability test in order to develop verbal and numerical subtesrs—then to establish the reliability of the subtests (and of the test as a whole) using 97 advanced college students as Ss. Using a varimax rotation, some 34 factors were extracted, the most prominent two factors being verbal and numerical in nature. Based mainly on factor-loadings, two subtests were developed—a 50-item verbal comprehension test and a 30-item numerical ability test. The KR-20 reliability coefficients for the verbal and numerical subtests were .89 and .82 respectively, whereas that for the entire 100-item test was .93.

scholarly journals The conceptualisation and measurement of combat readiness for peace-support operations – an exploratory study

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piet C Bester ◽  
Karel J Stanz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
South African ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
First Order ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
National Defence ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis ◽  
Combat Readiness

The aim of this study was to conceptualise combat readiness and to construct a normative measurement instrument for use within the context of peace-support operations. The Peace-Support Operations Questionnaire (PSOQ) was developed comprising of three types of items, namely an associated component, a disassociated component, and certain generic items applicable to both components. The sample comprised 461 soldiers of the South African National Defence Force. A second-order factor analysis on the 15 sub-scores of the first-order factor analysis yielded two factors. These factors were interpreted as Military Climate and Discipline. The two factors were subjected to an item analysis and yielded reliability coefficients of 0,987 and 0,791. The implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge about and Perceptions of Edible Insects

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Raquel P. F. Guiné ◽  
Sofia G. Florença ◽  
Cristina A. Costa ◽  
Paula M. R. Correia ◽  
Manuela Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Protein Food ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Variance Explained

Edible insects (EI) have been consumed as traditional foods in many parts of the globe, but in other regions, they are not readily accepted, particularly in Western countries. However, because EI are suggested to constitute a more sustainable protein food as compared with other sources of animal protein, they can be considered a future food that could help mitigate hunger and malnutrition. Additionally, new gastronomic trends are already targeting this area for exploring new potentialities. The objective of this work was to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess consumers’ perceptions and knowledge about EI in seven different domains: D1. Culture and Tradition, D2. Gastronomic Innovation and Gourmet Kitchen, D3. Environment and Sustainability, D4. Economic and Social Aspects, D5. Commercialization and Marketing, D6. Nutritional Aspects and D7. Health Effects. The 64 items were subjected to item analysis and reliability analysis for validation, and factor analysis was also conducted to identify a grouping structure. The results validated all the items of the seven subscales with high values of Cronbach’s alpha (α = 0.732 for D1, α = 0.795 for D2, α = 0.882 for D3, α = 0.742 for D4, α = 0.675 for D5, α = 0.799 for D6 and α = 0.788 for D7). However, by eliminating 17 items, the final values of the alpha increased in all subscales. Factor analysis with extraction by principal component analysis with varimax rotation extracted 14 factors that explained, in total, 65% of the variance, although the first two factors were the most important (35.7% variance explained). In conclusion, the confirmed usefulness of the questionnaire has been hereby validated for assessing consumer perceptions of and knowledge about EI.

Development and Validation of a German Language Unit-Level Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 852-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Gunnesch-Luca ◽  
Klaus Moser
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
German Language ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Unit Level ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract. The current paper presents the development and validation of a unit-level Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) scale based on the Referent-Shift Consensus Model (RSCM). In Study 1, with 124 individuals measured twice, both an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) established and confirmed a five-factor solution (helping behavior, sportsmanship, loyalty, civic virtue, and conscientiousness). Test–retest reliabilities at a 2-month interval were high (between .59 and .79 for the subscales, .83 for the total scale). In Study 2, unit-level OCB was analyzed in a sample of 129 work teams. Both Interrater Reliability (IRR) measures and Interrater Agreement (IRA) values provided support for RSCM requirements. Finally, unit-level OCB was associated with group task interdependence and was more predictable (by job satisfaction and integrity of the supervisor) than individual-level OCB in previous research.

scholarly journals Validation of the Japanese Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale—Revised: A Preliminary Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Hirohito Tsuboi ◽  
Yui Takakura ◽  
Hiromasa Tsujiguchi ◽  
Sakae Miyagi ◽  
Keita Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Study Population

To make the Japanese version of the CESD-R—a revised version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale (CES-D)—in the assessment of depressive symptoms in a general population. The English version of CESD-R was translated into Japanese, and back-translated into English by three native speakers of Japanese and English; then, we selected the version most completely consistent with the original items. The CESD-R was applied to 398 community-dwelling people (191 men: 48.0%, and 207 women: 52.0%) who were over 40 years old. The Japanese version of the CES-D was also carried out in the same population. Factor analysis was performed. Additionally, the correlations between the CESD-R and CES-D results were identified. The CESD-R scores showed a significantly positive correlation with CES-D scores (r = 0.74, p < 0.0005). Analysis of the CESD-R yielded a Cronbach’s alpha result of 0.90. Factor analysis revealed one principal factor in the CESD-R, whereas the original CES-D had two factors because of reversed items. The Japanese version of the CESD-R appears to have the reliability to be applicable for assessing depressive symptoms in population-based samples. However, because the Japanese expressions for some items might be unusual, our study population was also limited; further studies on other populations and on incorporating improved Japanese terminology will be needed.

scholarly journals Validation of the Patient-Centred Care Competency Scale Instrument for Finnish Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 583
Author(s):  
Riitta Suhonen ◽  
Katja Lahtinen ◽  
Minna Stolt ◽  
Miko Pasanen ◽  
Terhi Lemetti
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Patient Centred Care ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Patient-centredness in care is a core healthcare value and an effective healthcare delivery design requiring specific nurse competences. The aim of this study was to assess (1) the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the Finnish version of the Patient-centred Care Competency (PCC) scale and (2) Finnish nurses’ self-assessed level of patient-centred care competency. The PCC was translated to Finnish (PCC-Fin) before data collection and analyses: descriptive statistics; Cronbach’s alpha coefficients; item analysis; exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses; inter-scale correlational analysis; and sensitivity. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were acceptable, high for the total scale, and satisfactory for the four sub-scales. Item analysis supported the internal homogeneity of the items-to-total and inter-items within the sub-scales. Explorative factor analysis suggested a three-factor solution, but the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor structure (Tucker–Lewis index (TLI) 0.92, goodness-of-fit index (GFI) 0.99, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) 0.065, standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) 0.045) with 61.2% explained variance. Analysis of the secondary data detected no differences in nurses’ self-evaluations of contextual competence, so the inter-scale correlations were high. The PCC-Fin was found to be a reliable and valid instrument for the measurement of nurses’ patient-centred care competence. Rasch model analysis would provide some further information about the item level functioning within the instrument.

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