Goal Commitment (Hollenbeck Klein)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.833 sample items
About this scale
A 9-item measure of commitment to a specific goal — determination to attain the goal even in the face of obstacles.
Sample item(s)
“I am strongly committed to pursuing this goal”
“Quite frankly, I don't care if I achieve this goal or not (reverse)”
“I am willing to put forth a great deal of effort to achieve this goal”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.83. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Foundational goal-commitment measure.
Source & citation
Klein, H. J., Wesson, M. J., Hollenbeck, J. R., Wright, P. M., & DeShon, R. P. (2001): The assessment of goal commitment: A measurement model meta-analysis. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 85, No. 1, pp. 32–55.
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