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Organizational Trust Index (OTI)

  Helping Hikers - Forbes link Scale name:            Organizational Trust Index (OTI) Scale overview The OTI evaluates trust in an organization with items that reflect five dimensions of trust.  Of note, trust is a key component of working relationships and efforts to encourage reconciliation following a rift. Organisational trust is the degree of confidence employees have in the actions of an organisation's leaders and their decisions. Author(s) See the “about” tab at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ( UCCS ) Website for the OTI. Items:   In 2021 there were 29 items on the OTI scale. Response Type The OTI is a 5-point rating scale. Each item can be rated from “very little” to “very great.” Subscales:      The OTI refers to 5 dimensions of trust: Competence Openness and Honesty Concern for Employees Reliability Identification Sample item My immediate supervisor listens to me. Reliability The manual reports alpha of .95 for the 29-item

Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ)

  Scale name: Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ) Scale overview The LBDQ allows members of a group to describe the behavior of a leader. There are two dimensions of leadership behavior identified as initiating structure and consideration.   Author(s): The Personnel Research Board. Names of researchers provided at the Ohio State University webpage for LBDQ . Items = 20 Response Type The LBDQ is a rating scale. Participants respond to statements using a 5-point Likert-type response ranging from 1 = never to 5 = always. Subscales There are two subscales: Initiating Structure (S) and Consideration (C). Each scale has 10 items.   Sample items Initiating Structure: “Schedules the work to be done.” Consideration: “Is willing to make changes.” Reliability See the manual and publications. Validity See the manual and publications. Availability See the OSU website where the instructions appear. “To obtain free access of the full Manual and t

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

  Scale overview The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale RSES is a 10-item measure of general self-esteem. It is widely used in research and clinical practice. Author(s) Morris Rosenberg Items = 10 Response Type Participants respond using a 4-point Likert type scale  ranging from strongly agree, agree, disagree, to strongly disagree. Subscales: None. Items provided by Fetzer Institute online Instructions Below is a list of statements dealing with your general feelings about yourself. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement. 1. On the whole, I am satisfied with myself. 2. At times I think I am no good at all. 3. I feel that I have a number of good qualities. 4. I am able to do things as well as most other people. 5. I feel I do not have much to be proud of. 6. I certainly feel useless at times. 7. I feel that I'm a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others. 8. I wish I could have more respect for myself. 9. A

Six-Factor Self-Concept Scale (SFSCS)

Scale name: Six-Factor Self-Concept Scale (SFSCS) Scale overview The SFSCS is a 36-item self-report measure of self-concept, which organizes responses into six dimensions.   Author(s): Professor Jane E. Stake Items = 36 Response Type The SFSCS is a 7-point rating scale. The labels for the points are as follows: never or almost never true of me ( 1 ), usually not true of me (2), sometimes but infrequently true of me (3), occasionally true of me (4), often true of me (5), usually true of me (6), and always or almost always true of me (7). Subscales = 6 L = Likeability T = Task Accomplishment P = Power V = Vulnerability G = Gifted M = Moral   Sample items 1 Fun to be with. 15 Sociable. Reliability Six week, test-retest values ranged from .68 to .85 and .97 for composite scores. Coefficientalpha values ranged from .76 to .86 for college adults and .64 to .83 for noncollege adults (see the 1994 article for details).   Validity The six factors we

Independent Variable IV

  Independent variable (IV) . The variable in a research study that a researcher manipulates to determine if another variable, the dependent variable , changes when the IV changes. Creating Surveys on AMAZON    or   GOOGLE  Worldwide Links to Connections Checkout My Website     www.suttong.com    See my Books    AMAZON             GOOGLE STORE   FOLLOW me on    FACEBOOK     Geoff W. Sutton          TWITTER    @Geoff.W.Sutton      PINTEREST    www.pinterest.com/GeoffWSutton   Read published articles:     Academia    Geoff W Sutton         ResearchGate    Geoffrey W Sutton  

Dependent Variable DV

  Dependent variable (DV ). The variable in a research study that is expected to change when a researcher varies the level of an independent variable . Example: In a counseling study designed to help people forgive, forgiveness would be the DV and the survey used to measure forgiveness would be the Dependent Measure. Creating Surveys on AMAZON    or   GOOGLE  Worldwide Links to Connections   Checkout My Website     www.suttong.com    See my Books      AMAZON             GOOGLE STORE   JOIN me on      FACEBOOK     Geoff W. Sutton          TWITTER    @Geoff.W.Sutton      PINTEREST    www.pinterest.com/GeoffWSutton   Read many published articles:     Academia    Geoff W Sutton         ResearchGate    Geoffrey W Sutton  

Cramer’s V

  Cramer’s V . A correlation coefficient that may be used with nominal data. It is often included with chi-square test reports. Creating Surveys on AMAZON    or   GOOGLE  Worldwide Links to Connections Checkout My Website     www.suttong.com    See my Books    AMAZON             GOOGLE STORE   FOLLOW me on    FACEBOOK     Geoff W. Sutton          TWITTER    @Geoff.W.Sutton      PINTEREST    www.pinterest.com/GeoffWSutton   Read published articles:     Academia    Geoff W Sutton         ResearchGate    Geoffrey W Sutton