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Unifying work values: establishing a circular framework based on basic human values Open
This paper addresses challenges in personal work value research, particularly the lack of theoretical and explanatory foundations. With a focus on lists of constructs and potential biases and blind spots in past work value conceptualizatio…
Bringing back psychological empowerment in empowerment-oriented leadership: the development of the Psychological Empowerment Leadership Scale (PELS) Open
Empowering leadership has garnered significant attention over the past two decades, driven by the evolving dynamics of organizations. However, current measures of empowering leadership often fail to align with the psychological empowerment…
Adaptation and validation of the arabic version of the revised compound psychological capital scale (CPC-12R) Open
This article in the journal “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)” explores the adapted and validated Arabic version of the revised Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12R) among 558 participants in two samples from Algeria. Conf…
The (linguistic) profile of psychological capital (PsyCap): Implications for job applications Open
Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is a critical construct in positive psychology, encompassing hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism. While PsyCap has been linked to improved personal and organizational performance, its reflection in …
Assessing psychological capital: Construction and validation of the psychological capital inventory (PSI-16) using automated item selection Open
This article in the journal “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)” explores the construct of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) within the framework of Positive Organizational Behavior, focusing on its components—hope, self-efficacy, resil…
I choo-choo-choose you: A tutorial on automated item selection in scale construction Open
Automated item selection procedures have become integral to contemporary scaleconstruction and shortening due to the increasing complexity of research questions, whichdemand shorter yet robust questionnaires. These questionnaires must meet…
Assessing age discrimination in workplaces: psychometric exploration of the Workplace Age Discrimination Scale (WADS-G) Open
In contemporary workplaces characterized by diverse age groups working collaboratively, the assessment of age discrimination as an interpersonal phenomenon has gained heightened significance. This study focuses on adapting and scrutinizing…
Establishing circularity: development and validation of the circular work value scale (CWVS) Open
Objectives Addressing the lack of German-language instruments, this study aims to develop a questionnaire that enables the measurement of work values. According to the theory of basic human values ( Schwartz, 1992 ), a culturally fitting q…
Correction: Measuring psychological capital: Revision of the Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12) Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247114.].
Measuring PERMA+4: validation of the German version of the Positive Functioning at Work Scale Open
This study investigates the association between the PERMA+4 model and psychological safety, while also examining the validation of the Positive Functioning at Work (PFW) scale in a German-speaking population. The study discovered strong as…
I Will Give a Little Help to My Friend – Validation of the German Prosocial Behavior Intention Scale (PBIS-G) Open
The present study adapts and investigates the psychometric properties of the German version of the Prosocial Behavioral Intentions Scale (PBIS). The sample included 507 participants. Incongruent with the original study, the PBIS showed low…
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Editorial: Hard facts or half-truths? The social and economic sustainability impact of flexible work practices in organizations Open
Existing literature indicates that flexible work seems to be an ambivalent experience (Putnam et al., 13 2013). Although it can enable employees regarding their work choices resulting in positive outcomes 14 (i.e. work autonomy, job satisf…
Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany Open
The purpose of this study was to validate the English and German versions of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) in a US-sample ( n = 385) and a sample from Germany ( n = 202). The 12-item CPC-12R exhibited the anticipated factoria…
Do not make me roll initiative: Assessing the Big Five characteristics of Dungeons & Dragons players in comparison to non-players Open
The so-called geek-culture becomes increasingly more mainstream, and its social and economic impact is growing. In contrast, there is very little quantitative psychological research on this subculture and the people immersed in it. The aim…
The role of personality in disclosing a non-heterosexual orientation at work Open
Based on a sample of 372 adult employees who reported being LGB+, this cross-sectional study investigated whether and how personality is related to the disclosure of a non-heterosexual orientation at the workplace, which has not been syste…
You are simply not funny: Development and validation of a scale to measure failed humor in leadership Open
Research has recently established the notion that humor in leadership contributes to the development of a positive professional relationship between leaders and followers. This relationship has been supposed to be the core mechanism via wh…
A Positive Psychology Resource for Students? Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the 6 Minutes Diary in a Randomized Control Trial Open
This study investigated the effects of the 6 Minutes Journal (6MT), a commercial diary combining several positive psychology interventions, including gratitude, goal-setting, and self-affirmation exercises, on several mental health outcome…
You’re Prettier When You Smile: Construction and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Microaggressions Against Women in the Workplace Open
Gender microaggressions, especially its subtler forms microinsults and microinvalidations are by definition hard to discern. We aim to construct and validate a scale reflecting two facets of the microaggression taxonomy: microinsults and m…
Lost in Translation or Just Too Pragmatic? Open
The Broader Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ) is a measure to assess a set of personality and language characteristics reflecting the phenotypic expression of autistic traits in neurotypically developing individuals. This paper aims to…
Dataset for: Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany Open
Datasets for: Lorenz, T., Hagitte, L., & Prasath, P. R. (2022). Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022…
Stakeholders’ views on effective employment support strategies for autistic university students and graduates entering the world of work Open
Purpose This paper aims to examine effective support strategies for facilitating the employment of autistic students and graduates by answering the following research question: What constitutes effective employment support for autistic stu…
Not a stranger to the dark: discrimination against autistic students and employees Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal barriers and their coherences between discrimination and self-perceived employability which students and employees on the autism spectrum often face and need to overcome. These include discrim…
Measuring psychological capital: Revision of the Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12) Open
This article provides information about the psychometric limitations of the original Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12) and suggests a revised version CPC-12R, a free-to-use measure of Psychological Capital. The investigation co…
Adaptation and validation of a German version of the Strengths Use and Deficit Correction (SUDCO) questionnaire Open
The Strength Use and Deficit Correction (SUDCO) Questionnaire has been shown to be a reliable instrument for the measurement of its four dimensions perceived organizational support for strengths use , perceived organizational support for d…
Code for: Lost in translation or just too pragmatic? Validation of the German Broader Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ-G) Open
Code for: Lorenz, T. & Algner, M. (2020) Lost in translation or just too pragmatic? Validation of the German Broader Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ-G).
Comparative organizational research starts with sound measurement: Validity and invariance of Turker’s corporate social responsibility scale in five cross-cultural samples Open
As organizational research turned its focus to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), interest also grew in the individual’s perspective on CSR. When looking for cross-cultural comparisons of the effects of CSR, measurement invariance is o…
Positive organizational behavior: Longitudinal effects on subjective well-being Open
Increasing individual subjective well-being has various positive outcomes, knowledge about its antecedents and the mediators of this relationship can therefore help to increase subjective well-being and the accompanying positive effects. T…
A Different Point of View: The Neurodiversity Approach to Autism and Work Open
With this chapter, we want to open up the debate whether neurodiversity might be the next step of diversity. The term neurodiversity was first established in the online autism community in the 1990s and has since spread both off‐ and onlin…
Factors related to work and life satisfaction of veterinary practitioners in Germany Open
Objectives Veterinary practitioners’ working situation is both challenging and changing. They have higher levels of work‐related stress and suicide risk than the general population. The proportion of women is increasing, and in Germany esp…