Open AccessOn factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context
Author(s) -
Johanim Johari,
Khulida Kirana Yahya,
Abdullah Omar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
social and management research journal/social and management research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0128-1089
pISSN - 1675-7017
DOI - 10.24191/smrj.v9i2.5219
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , confirmatory factor analysis , conceptualization , exploratory factor analysis , construct validity , context (archaeology) , psychology , work (physics) , scale (ratio) , measure (data warehouse) , structural equation modeling , computer science , psychometrics , data mining , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , machine learning , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language
Studies have conceptualized work involvement as a multidimensional construct. However researchers have so far provided inconclusive agreement on the dimensionality of this latent factor. Therefore, a re-conceptualization of work involvement scale is crucial due to the inconsistencies in the measure of this construct. This study attempts to examine the construct validity of the work involvement measure by using a Malay-translated version of the instrument. A priori proposition was made that work involvement is a single-dimensional construct. This means that work involvement measurement can be represented by a single factor consisting of five items. SPSS version 14 and AMOS 16 were used to analyze the data. The findings supported the single-dimensionality of work involvement factor based on the results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The research results also showed acceptable internal consistency reliability for the work involvement factor, which suggested the utility of the five-item work involvement measure in the Malaysian context.