Workplace Friendship Scale (WFS, Nielsen Jex Adams)
HR & WorkReliability: Opportunity alpha 0.84; Prevalence alpha 0.893 sample items
About this scale
A 12-item measure of workplace friendship across two dimensions: friendship opportunity (chance to develop friendships) and friendship prevalence (existence of friendships).
Sample item(s)
“I have the opportunity to talk informally and visit with others (opportunity)”
“I have formed strong friendships at work (prevalence)”
“Communication among employees is encouraged by the organization (opportunity)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: Opportunity alpha 0.84; Prevalence alpha 0.89. 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
Nielsen, I. K., Jex, S. M., & Adams, G. A. (2000): Development and validation of scores on a two-dimensional workplace friendship scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 628–643.
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