Abstract
Utilizing a sample of 4,486 Hong Kong undergraduates recruited from eight government-funded universities, this paper reports the findings of a cross-institution validation study on the Service Leadership Behavior Scale (ShortForm) with 65 items (SLB-SF-65). Specifically, we examined the internal consistency, convergent validity, as well as the dimensionality of the SLB-SF-65. Results of the exploratory factor analysis indicated that six factors could be extracted with 48 items retained in the trimmed version of the scale (SLB-SF-48) with a stable factor structure. Besides, the overall scale showed excellent internal consistency and was positively correlated to a myriad of theoretically relevant constructs. In short, the present findings underscored the adequacy of the trimmed Service Leadership Behavior Scale (SLB-SF-48) as an objective assessment to gauge whether one possesses the behavioral qualities of a Service Leader. Copyright © 2018 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 479-492 |
Journal | International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Citation
Shek, D. T. L., Ma, L. K., Ma, C. M. S., & Hoshmand, A. R. (2018). Convergent and factorial validation of the Service Leadership Behavior Scale. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 11(4), 479-492.Keywords
- Service Leadership Behavior Scale
- Exploratory factor analysis
- Convergent validity
- Service Leadership education
- Scale validation