Prosocial Motivation at Work (Grant)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.913 sample items
About this scale
A 4-item measure of prosocial work motivation — desire to make a positive impact on others through one's work.
Sample item(s)
“I care about benefiting others through my work”
“I want to help others through my work”
“I am motivated to make a positive impact on other people”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.91. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with WAMI meaningful work.
Source & citation
Grant, A. M. (2008): Does intrinsic motivation fuel the prosocial fire? Motivational synergy in predicting persistence, performance, and productivity. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 93, No. 1, pp. 48–58.
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