Workplace Nostalgia
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.903 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of workplace-targeted nostalgia — fond longing for past times at one's organization.
Sample item(s)
“I miss the good old days at this organization”
“I sometimes wish things at work were like they used to be”
“I have fond memories of past times at work”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.90. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Recent positive-OB construct.
Source & citation
Leunissen, J. M., Sedikides, C., Wildschut, T., & Cohen, T. R. (2018): Organizational nostalgia lowers turnover intentions by increasing work meaning: The moderating role of burnout. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 44–57.
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