How Careless Responding and Acquiescence Response Bias Can Influence Construct Dimensionality: The Case of Job Satisfaction

2015
We investigated the effects that careless responding and acquiescence response bias have on analyses conducted to assess construct dimensionality. Using job satisfaction/dissatisfaction as the focal construct, we measured and controlled for careless responding and acquiescence bias in data obtained from an online survey of employees (N = 666) from different organizations and occupational groups. We found that the negative correlation between factors defined by job satisfaction and dissatisfaction items, respectively, was attenuated by careless responding and acquiescence bias, and was not significantly different from -1.0 when both were controlled. Moreover, the correlations between the two factors and measures of other constructs were similar when careless responding and acquiescence were controlled. These findings challenge recent research purporting to demonstrate that job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are distinct constructs. Recommendations for future investigations of construct dimensionality are provided.
ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH METHODS
页码:512-541|卷号:18|期号:3
ISSN:1094-4281
收录类型
SSCI
发表日期
2015
学科领域
循证经济学
国家
中国
语种
英语
DOI
10.1177/1094428115571894
其他关键词
PERSONALITY; VALIDITY; MODELS; SCALES
EISSN
1552-7425
资助机构
University of Macau; University of Western Ontario; SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) [410-210-1923]
资助信息
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The current research was supported by two research grants given to the first author (one by the University of Macau and another by the University of Western Ontario) and the SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) grant (Grant Number: 410-210-1923) given to the second author.
被引频次(WOS)
60
被引更新日期
2022-01
来源机构
University of Macau Western University (University of Western Ontario)
关键词
job satisfaction construct dimensionality careless responding acquiescence