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Psychological sense of community at work: A measurement system and explanatory framework
Author(s) -
Burroughs Susan M.,
Eby Lillian T.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199811)26:6<509::aid-jcop1>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - operationalization , workgroup , organizational citizenship behavior , psychology , social psychology , sense of community , organizational commitment , construct (python library) , cohesion (chemistry) , work engagement , applied psychology , work (physics) , epistemology , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , programming language , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer network , philosophy
Organizational research has long dealt with community‐related themes such as organizational commitment, workgroup cohesion, psychological climate, and morale. More recently, psychological contracts and organizational citizenship behaviors have approached the concept of community in more specific terms (Rousseau, 1995; Graham & Organ, 1993; Van Dyne, Graham, & Dienesch, 1994). The present investigation integrated the existing literature on community‐related variables. This theoretical and empirical foundation was used to operationalize the construct of psychological sense of community in the workplace (PSCW), develop a measurement system and assess its psychometric properties, and test an initial framework of antecedents and consequences of PSCW. A cross‐organizational sample of 256 employees partially support the proposed framework. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.