Psychometric properties of the proactive vitality management scale in a Chinese sample
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Psychometric properties of the proactive vitality management scale in a Chinese sample Lingrong Ye 1,2 & Yiyi Chen 1,2 & Feng Li 1,2
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Abstract The Proactive Vitality Management (PVM) scale is a new measurement that assesses proactive management of physical and mental energy. In this research, we examined the psychometric properties of the PVM scale with a Chinese sample of 439 fulltime employees, aging from 23 to 65. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the original one-factor model of the scale. And the Cronbach’s α of the scale is acceptable (α = .88). Besides, PVM correlated moderately but positively with proactive personality and increasing challenging job demands (convergent validity) and showed significant but small relationships with decreasing hindering demands and psychological detachment (discriminant validity). PVM significantly related to in-role job performance and well-being (criterion validity). Thus, the PVM scale is a reliable and valid measure to assess proactive energy management in the Chinese context. Keywords Proactive vitality management . Reliability . Validity
Introduction Physical and mental energy play important roles in optimal functioning at work. And people themselves may have a better idea about when and how to boost their levels of energy. To address this issue, based on proactivity and energy management literature, Op den Kamp et al. (2018b) have proposed a new construct–proactive vitality management (PVM), referring to “individual, goal-oriented behavior aimed at Lingrong Ye and Yiyi Chen contributed equally to this work. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01022-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Feng Li [email protected]
managing physical and mental energy to promote optimal functioning at work” (Op den Kamp et al. 2018b, p.493). Meanwhile, Op den Kamp et al. (2018b) developed an 8item PVM scale. In three studies, they proved that the PVM scale is a reliable and valid instrument on general and day level and provided support for the convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity of the scale. In the later studies, with such a PVM scale, scholars found that employees who had proactively used vitality management showed more weekly creative performance (Bakker et al. 2018; Op den Kamp et al. 2018a). However, these empirical studies have all been limited to Western cultural context and to the best of our knowledge, none studies have investigated PVM in the Chinese context. Thus, for the generalization of this instrument in another cultural context, the aim of the current study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of PVM scale in China by partly replicating Op den Kamp et al.’s (2018b) research.
Lingrong Ye [email protected] Yiyi Chen [email protected] 1
CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 LinCui Road, Chaoyang Distr
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