Inclusion (Jansen, Otten, van der Zee & Jans)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.883 sample items
About this scale
A 16-item measure of workplace inclusion across two factors based on Shore et al. (2011): belongingness (8 items) and authenticity / uniqueness (8 items).
Sample item(s)
“This group gives me the feeling that I belong (belonging)”
“People in this group encourage me to be authentic to who I am (authenticity)”
“This group makes me feel that I have a lot in common with the other members (belonging)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.88. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Operationalizes Shore et al. (2011) inclusion framework.
Source & citation
Jansen, W. S., Otten, S., van der Zee, K. I., & Jans, L. (2014): Inclusion: Conceptualization and measurement. European Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 370–385.
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