Measuring the Influence of Environment on Behaviour: A multimethod multisample validation of the situational strength at work (ssw) scale in spanish-speaking samples

• José A. García-Arroyo ^[1] ; Amparo Osca Segovia ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

     Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 37, Nº 3, 2021, págs. 203-213
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/jwop2021a14
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La medición de la influencia del entorno en el comportamiento: validación multimétodo y multimuestra de la Situational Strength at Work (SWW) Scale
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  • español

    El entorno y la personalidad interactúan determinando la forma en que se comporta un sujeto, pero la investigación sobre cómo conceptualizar y medir el entorno es aún escasa. Este artículo aborda este tema presentando evidencia sólida sobre la confiabilidad y validez de la escala Situational Strength at Work (SSW) (Meyer et al., 2014) en contextos laborales de habla hispana. A través de tres estudios encontramos evidencia sólida para la estructura de cuatro factores del constructo de fuerza situacional, que comprende claridad, consistencia, restricciones y consecuencias, con una confiabilidad adecuada para cada factor. Los resultados de los estudios también encontraron que el instrumento es invariante según el sexo, el país (España, Ecuador y México) y la ocupación (vendedores, docentes y oficinistas). Se probaron con éxito la validez convergente y discriminante y el análisis exploratorio gráfico de redes dio resultados satisfactorios. Se señalan implicaciones teóricas y prácticas y se concluye que la escala SSW es un instrumento adecuado para investigar la fuerza situacional en el trabajo a nivel internacional en contextos hispanohablantes.

  • English

    Environment and personality interact determining the manner a subject behaves, but research on how to conceptualise and measure the environment is still scarce. This article addresses this issue presenting strong evidence on the reliability and validity of the Situational Strength at Work (SSW) Scale (Meyer et al., 2014) in Spanish-speaking work contexts. Through three studies, we found sound evidence for the four-factor structure of the situational strength’s construct, comprising clarity, consistency, constraints, and consequences, with adequate reliability for each factor. Results of studies also found that the instrument is invariant according to sex, country (Spain, Ecuador, Mexico), and occupation (salespeople, teachers, office workers). Convergent and discriminant validity were successfully tested, and exploratory graphical network analysis depicted satisfactory results. Theoretical and practical implications are pointed out, and it is concluded that the SSW scale is a suitable instrument for investigating situational strength at work cross-nationally in Spanish-speaking contexts.

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