A Validation of Servant Leadership Scale on Multinational Sample

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13670433
AutoresAhmet Göçen (0000-0002-9376-2084, Education Faculty, Education Management, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey, autor correspondente), Sedat Şen (0000-0001-6962-4960, Education Faculty, Education Management, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey)
Ano2020
Volume124
Fascículo2
Páginas752-770
Data de publicação2020-09-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0033294120957246
PMID32931355
OpenAlexW3087388040
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas28

Servant leadership has been gaining attention from all types of organizations, whether it be business organizations or public schools. With the increase of studies on the servanthood characteristics of organizational leaders, various scales of servant leadership were used to examine servant leadership behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes in different organizations. In line with the increasing interest on servant leadership, the purpose of the study was aimed at characterizing the Servant Leadership (SL) scale psychometrically through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis. The related data were collected from 461 teachers across several countries. The one-factor structure of the SL was confirmed in CFA along with the Rasch Rating Scale model, with the analyses of rating scale diagnosis, item fit assessment, reliability, unidimensionality, local independence, and differential item functioning (DIF). High person separation and reliability statistics supported the consistency of the SL scores. Only one item (Item 7) did not fit the Rasch model, and another item (Item 1) showed DIF to be in favor of females. Overall CFA and the Rasch models provided enough evidence for the seven-item SL scale

Confirmatory factor analysis · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · Psychometrics · Rasch model · Rating scale · Reliability (semiconductor · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Servant leadership · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Transformational leadership · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology