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Not Me, But Reflects Me: Validating a Simple Implicit Measure of Psychological Capital.
P D Harms1, Dina V Krasikova2, Fred Luthans3
1a Department of Management, The Culverhouse College of Commerce , University of Alabama.
Journal of Personality Assessment
|June 22, 2018
Summary
The new Implicit Psychological Capital Questionnaire (I-PCQ) offers a valid alternative to self-report measures. This implicit tool is resistant to response distortion and predicts work outcomes effectively.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Self-report measures of psychological capital (PsyCap) are susceptible to response distortion.
- A valid implicit measure is needed to overcome limitations of self-report instruments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and validate the Implicit Psychological Capital Questionnaire (I-PCQ).
- To assess the I-PCQ's structural validity, resistance to response distortion, and predictive capacity for work outcomes.
- To compare the I-PCQ with the self-report Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and Big Five personality traits.
Main Methods:
- Development and item analysis of the I-PCQ.
- Structural validity assessment using factor analysis.
- Vulnerability testing against social desirability and faking.
- Predictive validity analysis for work attitudes and behaviors.
Main Results:
- The I-PCQ demonstrated acceptable structural validity, aligning with and extending existing PsyCap theory.
- The I-PCQ proved resistant to response distortion.
- The I-PCQ predicted work outcomes beyond the PCQ and Big Five personality traits.
Conclusions:
- The I-PCQ is a valid and easily administered measure of psychological capital.
- It minimizes issues associated with self-report measures.
- The I-PCQ is suitable for application in organizational and work settings.
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