Examining the Connectorship Scale: Factor Structure and Correlations With Self-Efficacy and Extraversion

Area of Science:

• Leadership studies
• Organizational psychology

Background:

• The Connectorship Scale assesses leader-follower connection across eight dimensions.
• Previous research has not fully validated the scale's psychometric properties.
• Understanding leadership connection is crucial for effective management and team dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Connectorship Scale using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
• To examine the correlation between Connectorship Scale scores, self-efficacy, and extraversion.
• To determine the reliability and validity of the Connectorship Scale's subscales.

Main Methods:

• Conducted confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) on the Connectorship Scale with data from 454 business students.
• Assessed internal consistency of the scale's subscales.
• Correlated Connectorship Scale scores with measures of self-efficacy and extraversion.

Main Results:

• The 'positive communication' subscale demonstrated poor internal consistency and was excluded.
• A seven-factor model of the Connectorship Scale showed good fit after error term adjustments.
• Self-efficacy and extraversion positively correlated with six of the seven remaining subscales.

Conclusions:

• Concerns exist regarding the reliability of the 'positive communication' subscale.
• The other seven subscales of the Connectorship Scale are supported for research on leadership.
• The scale shows potential for measuring engaged and effective leadership, correlating with key personality traits.