Developing and investigating the use of single-item measures in organizational research

• Published in: Journal of occupational health psychology Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Fisher, Gwenith G, Matthews, Russell A, Gibbons, Alyssa Mitchell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Biomedical Research - methods; Family Conflict - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Psychometrics - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Work Schedule Tolerance - psychology; Workplace

The validity of organizational research relies on strong research methods, which include effective measurement of psychological constructs. The general consensus is that multiple item measures have better psychometric properties than single-item measures. However, due to practical constraints (e.g.,...