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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Social Sciences
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Coalition functioning is crucial for success, impacting effectiveness, goal achievement, evidence-based program support, and sustainability.
  • Valid measures are needed to understand unique coalition functioning constructs and their predictive power.
  • Existing measures require refinement to accurately assess various aspects of coalition dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine and refine the psychometric properties of coalition functioning constructs.
  • To develop a more robust, multidimensional measure of coalition functioning.
  • To improve the assessment of key domains: leadership, interpersonal relationships, task focus, participation benefits/costs, sustainability planning, and community support.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized factor analysis to identify and remove problematic items from an existing measure.
  • Piloted new items and scales to enhance the instrument's robustness and psychometric properties.
  • Assessed construct validity through correlations with established measures.

Main Results:

  • Developed a refined, multidimensional measure of coalition functioning.
  • The revised scales demonstrated good construct validity.
  • Identified and addressed psychometric limitations in the original measurement approach.

Conclusions:

  • The refined instrument provides a more psychometrically sound measure of coalition functioning.
  • This improved assessment tool can better predict coalition success across various domains.
  • Further discussion is warranted regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the finalized instrument.