Scale name: Workplace Arrogance Scale (WARS)
Scale
overview: The 26-item
Workplace Arrogance Scale measures arrogance in the workplace based on self-report
using a 5-point rating scale.
Authors:
Russell E. Johnson of
Michigan State University and others—see the article reference for the author
list.
Response
Type: A 5-point
Likert type rating scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree
Sample
items:
1. Believes
that s/he knows better than everyone else in any given situation
2. Makes
decisions that impact others without listening to their input
Reliability: The 26-item WARS alpha was .93 in Johnson
et al., 2010.
Validity Factor analysis indicated a
one-factor scale. Arrogance was positively correlated with dominance, anger,
superiority, entitlement, and vanity.
Arrogance
was negatively correlated with humility, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and
self-sufficiency. Arrogance was not related to authority.
Availability: See Table A1 on page 427 of the
2010 article for the 26 items.
Contact: Russell E. Johnson, johnsonr@bus.msu.edu
Reference
Johnson, R. E., Silverman, S. B., Shyamsunder, A., Swee,
H.-Y., Rodopman, O. B., Cho, E., & Bauer, J. (2010). Acting superior but
actually inferior?: Correlates and consequences of workplace arrogance. Human
Performance, 23(5), 403–427. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2010.515279
Human Performance is a Routledge, Taylor &
Francis Group journal.
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