Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces
Abstract. The Directorate Aviation Safety of the German Armed Forces conducts flight safety audits in flying units. However, up to now, it has not been possible to draw on a psychometrically based instrument for the assessment of safety climate. The goal of this study was to implement an appropriate...
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| description | Abstract. The Directorate Aviation Safety of the German Armed Forces conducts flight safety audits in flying units. However, up to now, it has not been possible to draw on a psychometrically based instrument for the assessment of safety climate. The goal of this study was to implement an appropriate safety climate questionnaire. To gain flight safety relevant information about the safety climate of the units of the German Armed Forces, the Aviation Safety Climate Scale (Evans et al. 2007) was adapted (N = 989). Data from half of the sample (n = 497) were used in an exploratory factor analysis that produced the same three-factor model as in the original scale. A confirmatory factor analysis on the second half of the sample (n = 492) confirmed the original three-factor model (compared to a two-factor solution and a four-factor solution) as an acceptable fit to the data. Thus, the first evidence supporting reliability and some aspects of the validity was found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fec4d8e64823466484fdc88ed60991bd2023-04-20T09:25:17ZengHogrefe Publishing GroupPsychological Test Adaptation and Development2698-18662022-12-0131354310.1027/2698-1866/a000023Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed ForcesMarco M. Nitzschner0Christian Reeb1Oliver Erley2German Air Force Center for Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, GermanyDirectorate Aviation Safety of the German Armed Forces, Cologne, GermanyGerman Air Force Center for Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, GermanyAbstract. The Directorate Aviation Safety of the German Armed Forces conducts flight safety audits in flying units. However, up to now, it has not been possible to draw on a psychometrically based instrument for the assessment of safety climate. The goal of this study was to implement an appropriate safety climate questionnaire. To gain flight safety relevant information about the safety climate of the units of the German Armed Forces, the Aviation Safety Climate Scale (Evans et al. 2007) was adapted (N = 989). Data from half of the sample (n = 497) were used in an exploratory factor analysis that produced the same three-factor model as in the original scale. A confirmatory factor analysis on the second half of the sample (n = 492) confirmed the original three-factor model (compared to a two-factor solution and a four-factor solution) as an acceptable fit to the data. Thus, the first evidence supporting reliability and some aspects of the validity was found.https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/2698-1866/a000023safety climatesafety cultureaviationmilitary aviationscale adaption |
| spellingShingle | Marco M. Nitzschner Christian Reeb Oliver Erley Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces Psychological Test Adaptation and Development safety climate safety culture aviation military aviation scale adaption |
| title | Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces |
| title_full | Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces |
| title_fullStr | Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces |
| title_short | Development and Validation of a Safety Climate Scale for the German Armed Forces |
| title_sort | development and validation of a safety climate scale for the german armed forces |
| topic | safety climate safety culture aviation military aviation scale adaption |
| url | https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/2698-1866/a000023 |
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