The construct validity of work-group morale measures

Abstract

Construct validity may be expressed as the correlation among two or more independent measures as conceptually identical in their referents as possible, but with specifications maximally different in approach or method. In two studies, job satisfaction scores of work sections were correlated with a rank-frequency index of reputation to test the construct validity of morale questionnaires. "This method of securing other work-group reputations along with morale ballot self-descriptions seems to offer a simple check on construct validity which could easily be incorporated into most employee attitude studies. In these two known instances in which it has been applied, it has confirmed the construct validity of work-unit morale with values of .65 and .75." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)