Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin
This paper describes the development and validation of a scale to measure the dispositional tendency to spread oneself too thin (SOTT) – a tendency that is likely an important antecedent of work-nonwork conflicts. In two studies, we develop and validate a scale for measuring this tendency and examin...
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| description | This paper describes the development and validation of a scale to measure the dispositional tendency to spread oneself too thin (SOTT) – a tendency that is likely an important antecedent of work-nonwork conflicts. In two studies, we develop and validate a scale for measuring this tendency and examine how it relates to other dispositional causes of role conflicts. In Study 1 we tested our initial item pool using a heterogeneous sample of full-time workers (N = 193) and used exploratory factor analysis to reduce our item pool to a set of five items. In Study 2, using another heterogeneous sample of full-time workers (N = 212), we conducted confirmatory factor analyses to demonstrate that the items fit a unidimensional construct. We also demonstrated that the scale has moderately high test-retest reliability, is distinct from other potentially related constructs, and predicts work-nonwork conflicts above and beyond previously studied dispositional antecedents. We discuss the importance of studying the dispositional tendency to SOTT as a potentially malleable antecedent of work-nonwork conflict and note other employee outcomes that it may also impact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d999925123ba4cb4ba7381eb250f6d752022-12-22T03:17:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-12-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.02549414140Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too ThinLouis Boemerman0Louis Boemerman1Lauren Kuykendall2Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesThis paper describes the development and validation of a scale to measure the dispositional tendency to spread oneself too thin (SOTT) – a tendency that is likely an important antecedent of work-nonwork conflicts. In two studies, we develop and validate a scale for measuring this tendency and examine how it relates to other dispositional causes of role conflicts. In Study 1 we tested our initial item pool using a heterogeneous sample of full-time workers (N = 193) and used exploratory factor analysis to reduce our item pool to a set of five items. In Study 2, using another heterogeneous sample of full-time workers (N = 212), we conducted confirmatory factor analyses to demonstrate that the items fit a unidimensional construct. We also demonstrated that the scale has moderately high test-retest reliability, is distinct from other potentially related constructs, and predicts work-nonwork conflicts above and beyond previously studied dispositional antecedents. We discuss the importance of studying the dispositional tendency to SOTT as a potentially malleable antecedent of work-nonwork conflict and note other employee outcomes that it may also impact.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02549/fullwork-nonwork conflictwork-family conflictspreading oneself too thinself-enhancementscale validation |
| spellingShingle | Louis Boemerman Louis Boemerman Lauren Kuykendall Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin Frontiers in Psychology work-nonwork conflict work-family conflict spreading oneself too thin self-enhancement scale validation |
| title | Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin |
| title_full | Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin |
| title_short | Measuring the Dispositional Tendency to Spread Oneself Too Thin |
| title_sort | measuring the dispositional tendency to spread oneself too thin |
| topic | work-nonwork conflict work-family conflict spreading oneself too thin self-enhancement scale validation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02549/full |
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