Further examination of the measurement properties of Leifer & McGannon's (1986) Goal Acceptance and Goal Commitment Scales

• Published in: Journal of occupational and organizational psychology Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 107 - 113
• Main Authors: Renn, Robert W., Danehower, Carol, Swiercz, Paul M., Icenogle, Marjorie L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-1999; British Psychological Society; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Acceptance; Biological and medical sciences; Commitments; Correlation analysis; Discriminant analysis; Employees; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Goal setting; Measurement; Measures; Modelling; Occupational psychology; Participation; Performance appraisal; Principal components analysis; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics; Reliability; Studies; Supervision; Supervisors; Validity; Workers; United States > US; Human; Test validation; Acceptance; Discriminant validity; Evaluation scale; Psychometrics; Job satisfaction; Supervision
• ISSN: 0963-1798; 2044-8325
• DOI: 10.1348/096317999166536

The factor structure and discriminant validity of the Leifer & McGannon (1986) Goal Acceptance and Goal Commitment Scales were examined with structural equation modelling and a sample of employees (N = 196) who participated in a 2‐year goal‐setting programme. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the Goal Acceptance and Goal Commitment Scales measured two factorially distinct constructs. Internal consistency reliabilities were .81 for the Goal Acceptance Scale and .88 for the Goal Commitment Scale. Structural equation analysis indicated that both scales related positively to performance but differentially related to participation, satisfaction with supervision and goal difficulty.