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- Title
Item wording and internal consistency of a measure of cohesion: the group environment questionnaire.
- Authors
Eys, Mark A.; Carron, Albert V.; Bray, Steven R.; Brawley, Lawrence R.
- Abstract
A common practice for counteracting response acquiescence in psychological measures has been to employ both negatively and positively worded items. However, previous research has highlighted that the reliability of measures can be affected by this practice (Spector, 1992). The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect that the presence of negatively worded items has on the internal reliability of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ). Two samples (N = 276) were utilized, and participants were asked to complete the GEQ (original and revised) on separate occasions. Results demonstrated that the revised questionnaire (containing all positively worded items) had significantly higher Cronbach alpha values for three of the four dimensions of the GEQ. Implications, alternatives, and future directions are discussed.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC experimentation; NEGATIVES (Grammar); COHESION; RESEARCH; SPORTS psychology
- Publication
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2007, Vol 29, Issue 3, p395
- ISSN
0895-2779
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1123/jsep.29.3.395