Development and Validation of Scores on a Two-Dimensional Workplace Friendship Scale

Authors

Ivy K. Nielsen, Questar
Steve M. Jex, University of Wisconsin - OshkoshFollow
Gary A. Adams, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

16 p.

Publication Date

8-2000

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Source ISSN

0013-1644

Abstract

Two studies were conducted to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity of scores on a scale to measure two aspects of workplace friendship: friendship prevalence and friendship opportunities. In the first study, data collected from 200 part-time graduate students supported the internal consistency and proposed dimensionality of scale scores. In the second study, data were collected from a total sample of 116, which consisted of part-time graduate students and employees of three organizations. Support was provided for convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity of scale scores.

Comments

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 60, No. 4 (August 2000): 628-643. DOI.

Gary Adams was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Nielsen, Ivy K.; Jex, Steve M.; and Adams, Gary A., "Development and Validation of Scores on a Two-Dimensional Workplace Friendship Scale" (2000). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 169.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/169