Abstract

SILVA DE CARVALHO CHINELATO, Renata; FERREIRA, Maria Cristina; VALENTINI, Felipe  and  VAN DEN BOSCH, Ralph. Construct validity evidence for the individual Authenticity Measure at Work in Brazilian samples. Rev. psicol. trab. organ. [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.2, pp.109-118. ISSN 2174-0534.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpto.2015.03.005.

Authenticity at work is characterized as the extent to which individuals feel and act coherently with themselves. The objective in this study was to adapt and obtain initial construct validity evidence of the Individual Authenticity Measure at Work in the Brazilian context. The sample consisted of 477 employees, who answered an initial version of the scale, consisting of 12 items. To correlate the measure with other variables, tools were used to measure positive and negative constructs associated with work and life. The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses permitted the complete reproduction of the three-factor structure of the original version. The authentic experience was positively correlated with positive and significant aspects of work and life and negatively with negative aspects of work and life, while the opposite happened with self-alienation. It was concluded that the scale demonstrated initial construct validity evidences, which recommends its use for future research situations.

Keywords : Individual authenticity at work; Scale validation; Positive psychology.

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