Cropanzano & James (1993): study US 1990 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Cropanzano, R.; James, K.
- Title:
- Dispositional Affectivity as a Predictor of Work Attitudes and Job Performance.
- Source:
- Journal of Organizational Behavior, 1993, Vol. 14, 595 - 606.
Investigation
- Public
- Pathology laboratory personnel, United States, 1990
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 198
- Non Response
- 12%
- Assessment
-
Multiple assesment methods
questionnaire and rating by supervisor
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 20 questions.
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you feel this way
A nervous
B distressed
C afraid
D jittery
E irritable
F upset
G scared
H ashamed
I guilty
J hostile
K excited
L active
M determined
N inspired
O enthusiastic
P alert
Q attentive
R proud
S strong
T interested
Answer options:
1 very slightly or not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): (A to J)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson's PANAS (time version not reported) - Classification:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Dispositional affectivity
- Remarks:
- Affect Balance computed by WDH team substracting NA from PA
- Page in publication:
- 601
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach's alpha: PA: 0.83; NA: 0.80
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.30 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Intention to leave job (vs stay)
Supervisor rating of job performance