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Organization of Work: Job Ambiguity

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Job Ambiguity

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ID = 053

Content Area(s)

  • Performance monitoring / incentives
  • Work rules
  • Role strain (or uncertainty)

Instrument Type

Questionnaire

Occupation and Sector Specificity

Occupation(s): Generic

Sector(s): Generic

Name and Size of Work Organization and/or Workplace Psychosocial Measures

Performance criteria ambiguity (3 items)

Work method ambiguity (3 items)

Work scheduling ambiguity (3 items)

Other Content Areas Included in the Instrument

None

Developmental Status of the Instrument

Development completed; one or more evaluations completed.

Languages

Original: English

Other: unknown

Reliability and Validity Information (or Relevant Citation)

Reliability: Coefficient alpha: 0.89 (entire scale).

Validity: High ambiguity on all 3 scales correlated negatively with job satisfaction and supervisor satisfaction.

Selected Reference

Fortunato VJ, Jex SM, Heinish DA (1999) An examination of the discriminant validity of the strain-free negative affectivity scale. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, 72, 503-522.

Accessibility of the Instrument

Public Domain

User Fees

None

Where to Obtain a Copy of the Instrument

Breaugh JA & Colihan JP (1994). Measuring facets of job ambiguity: construct validity evidence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 191-203.