Health Psychology and Welfare Research Institute, J. F. Oberlin University, Japan.
J Occup Health. 2011;53(3):188-96. doi: 10.1539/joh.l10129. Epub 2011 Apr 7.
The purpose of this study was to validate a Japanese version of the organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) scale, a positive self-concept that has been proven to play an important role in predicting employees' work attitudes and behaviors primarily in a Western organizational setting.
Two independent field studies, Study One and Study Two, involving 1,562 Japanese employees from a variety of organizations were conducted by employing a web-based questionnaire.
In Study One, initial evidence for the factorial validity of an eight-item, single factor scale, with high internal consistency (0.93 and 0.88 for Sample 1 and Sample 2, respectively) and test-retest reliability (r=0.84) was provided. In Study Two, the eight-factor structure was replicated and multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated measurement invariance across two samples. In addition, a series of CFA demonstrated that the Japanese OBSE is a distinct construct from global self-esteem, job complexity and work engagement. Furthermore, the nomological validity evidence was demonstrated through structural equation modeling.
The Japanese OBSE scale is presented as a psychometrically sound measure that can contribute to furthering substantive OBSE research.
本研究旨在验证组织自尊（OBSE）量表的日译本，这是一种积极的自我概念，已被证明在预测员工的工作态度和行为方面发挥着重要作用，尤其是在西方组织环境中。
通过采用网络问卷，进行了两项独立的现场研究，研究一和研究二，涉及来自各种组织的 1562 名日本员工。
在研究一中，提供了一个八项、单因素量表的因子有效性的初步证据，该量表具有较高的内部一致性（样本 1 和样本 2 分别为 0.93 和 0.88）和重测信度（r=0.84）。在研究二中，复制了八项因素结构，并进行了多组验证性因素分析（CFA），表明两个样本的测量具有不变性。此外，一系列 CFA 表明，日本 OBSE 是一种与全球自尊、工作复杂性和工作投入不同的结构。此外，还通过结构方程模型证明了其效标效度。
日本 OBSE 量表具有良好的心理测量学特性，可用于促进实质性 OBSE 研究。
