Open AccessNorm and Deviance-Seeking Personal Orientation Scale (NDPOS) Adapted to the Organisational Context
Author(s) -
Guillaume R. M. Déprez,
Adalgisa Battistelli,
Mirko Antino
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychologica belgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 2054-670X
pISSN - 0033-2879
DOI - 10.5334/pb.462
Subject(s) - psychology , conformity , deviance (statistics) , social psychology , normative , confirmatory factor analysis , proactivity , normative social influence , constructive , norm (philosophy) , structural equation modeling , statistics , epistemology , philosophy , mathematics , computer science , operating system , process (computing)
Deviance theory introduces a behavioural view on constructive and destructive deviance to explain how an individual's intent can harm or improve organisational well-being. However, to our knowledge, no scale exists that evaluates the personal orientation aspect of deviance and normativity. This article discusses the creation of the Norm and Deviance-Seeking Personal Orientation Scale (NDPOS). To create this scale, we studied the psychometric properties of the instrument using data from French workers. NDPOS exploratory analysis indicated a 12-item scale composed of four factors: normative conformity, normative rule adequacy, deviant performance seeking, and deviant proactivity seeking. Confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the factorial structure in four sub-scales. Convergent and discriminant validity indicated that deviant dimensions were positively related to expressing voice, cognitive flexibility, and deviant behaviours, whereas normativity dimensions were negatively or not related to these behaviours. Furthermore, opposite relations between the conformity construct and the four factors were observed. Practical implications and suggestions for the development of future research on constructive deviance theory are discussed.