Misurare la soddisfazione lavorativa: costruzione di uno strumento di indagine multidimensionale

Background: Although numerous studies have been done on the topic of job satisfaction, as regards the Italian research, the construction of specific psychometric instruments is lacking. Objectives: The present paper is aimed to develop a scale to measure job satisfaction referring to our cultural context. Methods: Participants were 222 workers (36.5% males, 635% females) with an average age of 3839 years (SD = 10.91). The formulated items were selected from a large item pool on the basis of the evaluation by a group of expert judges, and the item analysis procedure. In order to establish test validity, the following instruments were also administered: Occupational Stress Indicator, Satisfac…

Evaluating acculturation among adolescents: Instruments and methodologies for measurement

Although a wide literature has highlighted the importance of studying the acculturation processes and its implications as a risk factor for the psychosocial adaptation, currently, very few instruments developed on ad hoc basis for adolescents are available. The present paper offers a review of the instruments for evaluating acculturation among adolescents. Based on an international literature-based analysis, structural features, psychometric qualities, strengths and points of weakness are indicated for each presented measure. Psychometric features, which needs to be gathered in order to advance assessment methods and techniques in this area, are discussed to help both choosing among existin…

The Assessment of Self-Other Differentiation: A Contribution to the Italian Validation of the “Self-Other Differentiation Scale”.

Assessing the Structural Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Psychological Problems Scale on a Sample of International Students

Abstract Objective: The main purpose of the current study is to examine the factorial structure of the Psychological Problems (PP) scale, which is an inventory used for assessing anxious and depressive symptoms. No previous studies were found in which the dimensionality of the measure has been examined. Method: In order to test the underlying factorial structure of the scale, we performed both exploratory principal axis factor analysis and maximum likelihood robust confirmatory factor-analytic analysis on a sample of 266 international students. Parallel analysis was also computed to identify the number of factors to take into account. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses were performed t…

Instruments measuring omophobia: A systematic review

The aim of this systematic review is to provide a general overview of the available measures to assess homophobia and internalized homophobia, and to explain their structural features and their psychometric properties. Nearly all of the reviewed scales achieved satisfactory reliability and construct validity. This review represents a useful tool to support researchers in choosing the most appropriate scale for their research purposes. Furthermore, this work could inspire the creation of new instruments or the validation of existing measures in the Italian socio-cultural context.

Le scale di misura della soddisfazione lavorativa: una rassegna critic

Introduction. Job satisfaction is very significant in the field studies of occupational wellbeing. A vast number of published studies have suggested a link between Job satisfaction levels and both organizational behavior and physical and mental health. The detection of effective intervention strategies needs an accurate assessment. Therefore, the problem of choosing precise measurement instruments takes place. Objectives. The present paper is aimed to provide a framework about the characteristics of available measures ofJob satisfaction, in its globality, as a unit, as well as in its component parts. Methods. A critical review was conducted, systematically describing instruments as classifi…