Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability
Attachment refers to affective-emotional bonds developed early between child and caretaker, and to its consequences throughout life. This study aimed at constructing a measure to assess adult attachment in workplace relationships. The sample of the study consisted of 450 adult participants (62.2% fe...
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| author | Alexsandro Luiz De Andrade Pâmela Fardin Pedruzzi |
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| description | Attachment refers to affective-emotional bonds developed early between child and caretaker, and to its consequences throughout life. This study aimed at constructing a measure to assess adult attachment in workplace relationships. The sample of the study consisted of 450 adult participants (62.2% female; M= 24 years old, SD= 6.69%) included in the labor market. The results of an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated a three-dimensional structure that evaluated aspects of security, anxiety and avoidance of attachment in workplace situations, explaining 55% of the total variance. In addition, dimensions in both analyses showed omega coefficients high than .80. The measure presented expected correlations with close attachment, career success, satisfaction with life and self-efficacy dimensions. In conclusion, this study offers a validated measure: The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS), in Brazilian Portuguese that enables the investigation of attachment relationships in the workplace. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-634427e8c8964b2f8041d3e8b738107c2022-12-22T01:39:20ZengUniversidad Católica del UruguayCiencias Psicológicas1688-40941688-42212020-09-0114210.22235/cp.v14i2.2298Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliabilityAlexsandro Luiz De Andrade 0Pâmela Fardin Pedruzzi 1Post-Graduation Program in Psychology, Federal University of Espírito SantoPost-Graduation Program in Psychology, Federal University of Espírito SantoAttachment refers to affective-emotional bonds developed early between child and caretaker, and to its consequences throughout life. This study aimed at constructing a measure to assess adult attachment in workplace relationships. The sample of the study consisted of 450 adult participants (62.2% female; M= 24 years old, SD= 6.69%) included in the labor market. The results of an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated a three-dimensional structure that evaluated aspects of security, anxiety and avoidance of attachment in workplace situations, explaining 55% of the total variance. In addition, dimensions in both analyses showed omega coefficients high than .80. The measure presented expected correlations with close attachment, career success, satisfaction with life and self-efficacy dimensions. In conclusion, this study offers a validated measure: The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS), in Brazilian Portuguese that enables the investigation of attachment relationships in the workplace.https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2298attachmentinterpersonal relationshipsworkpsychological testpsychological assessment |
| spellingShingle | Alexsandro Luiz De Andrade Pâmela Fardin Pedruzzi Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability Ciencias Psicológicas attachment interpersonal relationships work psychological test psychological assessment |
| title | Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability |
| title_full | Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability |
| title_fullStr | Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability |
| title_short | Development of The Workplace Attachment Scale (WAtS): evidence of validity and reliability |
| title_sort | development of the workplace attachment scale wats evidence of validity and reliability |
| topic | attachment interpersonal relationships work psychological test psychological assessment |
| url | https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2298 |
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