Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of The Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI). The participants of this study consisted of 352 teachers. The validity and reliability of scale was investigated by test re-test, Cronbach alpha, confirmatory factor analysis and criterion related validity methods. The Job Crafting Scale (JCS) was used for the criterion related validity. The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that 10 items loaded on three factors (positive meaning, meaning making through work, and greater good motivations): x² /df= 2,15, RMSEA= .087, CFI= .98, IFI= .98, NFI= .94, NNFI= .96, SRMR= .057. In the concurrent validity significant relationship ( r= . 41) was found between total WAMI and the Job Crafting Scale. The internal consistency coefficients of three subscales were .68, .64, and .73, respectively. The overall internal consistency coefficient of the scale was .86. Test-retest reliability coefficient was .69. The corrected item-total correlations of WAMI ranged from .30 to .62. Overall findings demonstrated that this scale had high validity and reliability scores and that it may be used as a valid and reliable instrument in order to measure diverse ideas of individual about meaningful work. Nevertheless, further studies that will use WAMI are important for its measurement force.
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