Personal Resources at Work (Xanthopoulou et al.)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.783 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of three personal resources at work: self-efficacy, organization-based self-esteem, and optimism. Mediator between job resources and engagement in the JD-R model.
Sample item(s)
“I count myself among my organization's most effective employees (OBSE)”
“I cope well with the demands of my job (efficacy)”
“If something can go wrong for me at work, it will (optimism, reverse)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.78. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Xanthopoulou, D., Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2007): The role of personal resources in the job demands-resources model. International Journal of Stress Management, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 121–141.
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