Psychological Ownership Questionnaire Research Articles

Psychological Ownership in Athletic Training.

Psychological ownership (PO) is a state in which an individual feels possession over an object, organization, or entity (eg, PO over the organization where one works, PO over the profession one serves). Understanding PO could provide insight into the "vitality of the profession" as defined in the Prioritized Research Agenda for the Athletic Training Profession. To explore athletic trainers' (ATs') PO over their employing organizations and the athletic training profession. Cross-sectional study. Web-based survey. Clinically practicing ATs who were active members of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. Demographic variables, Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (POQ) scores, and Psychological Ownership Questionnaire for athletic training (POQ-AT) scores were the primary outcomes measured. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the demographic variables, POQ and POQ-AT overall scores, form scores, and dimension scores. Nonparametric tests were used to investigate differences between the POQ and POQ-AT by demographic characteristics. The ATs indicated greater PO over the athletic training profession (Z = -3.45, P = .001) than over their employing organizations. They displayed greater belongingness (Z = -9.51, P < .001) and self-identity (Z = -8.71, P < .001) and less territoriality (Z = -5.52, P < .001) and accountability (Z = -5.33, P < .001) over their profession than their organization. Those ATs who supervised others had higher overall POQ (Mann-Whitney U test = 34 372, P < .001) and overall POQ-AT (U = 36 624, P = .014) scores than ATs who did not supervise others. A difference was evident in overall POQ (Kruskal-Wallis statistical analysis H4 = 20.47, P < .001) and overall POQ-AT (H4 = 21.34, P < .001) scores by years of experience. Respondents indicated greater PO over their profession than their employing organizations. They demonstrated greater self-identity and belongingness and less territoriality and accountability over the athletic training profession than over their employing organization, suggesting that they were connecting aspirations and accomplishments with the profession but connecting duty and responsibility with their organizations. Years of experience and supervisor status may play roles in the level of organizational PO.

Generational differences in psychological ownership

Orientation: Several generational groups are employed in the workplace today, each with distinctly different attitudes, values and work behaviours. Little is known about how generational cohorts differ in terms of psychological ownership.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the measurement equivalence of the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (SAPOS) across three generational cohorts (Baby Boomers, Generation Xers and Generation Yers).Motivation for the study: Before meaningful inferences and comparisons can be made about psychological ownership across the generational cohorts, it is essential to ensure that the psychological ownership scale measures the same trait across all three generational cohorts.Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of 945 skilled respondents employed in various public and private organisations employing a multigroup confirmatory factorial analytical approach.Main findings: The tripartite model of the SAPOS, comprising identity, responsibility and autonomy, was confirmed across the three generational cohort. Measurement invariance was established on configural, metric and scalar level across the three generational cohorts.Practical/managerial implications: The three generational cohorts perceive the items as was measured by the psychological ownership scale in the same way. Meaningful comparisons can thus be made between the groups and organisations can tailor their interventions to enhance the levels of psychological ownership of each of these generational cohorts.Contribution/value-add: This study is one of the first to provide empirical evidence of generational differences in respect of psychological ownership and to evaluate the measurement equivalence of a psychological ownership inventory across generational cohorts.

Advanced practice registered nurses' work environment perceptions in hospitals: A cross-sectional survey.

To examine work environment differences between hospital certified nurse practitioners (CNPs) and certified registered nurse anaesthetists (CRNAs). Nurse work environments impact patient and nurse outcomes. How differing advanced practice nurse (APRN) roles influence work environments is unknown. Multi-level cross-sectional survey design. APRNs (n=490) completed the APRN Organizational Climate Questionnaire and Psychological Ownership Questionnaire. Nurse executives (N=24) reported on Scope of Practice and Institutional Voice. Descriptive, t test, chi-square and linear and mixed-effects regression statistical analyses were employed. CNPs reported better organisational climate and job ownership than CRNAs. The largest effects involved relationships with physicians, control over practice and independent practice. Among CNPs, a significant positive relationship was observed between relations with physicians and work engagement. In CRNAs, a similar positive relationship between physician relations and work engagement was only observed for those working in higher scope of practice settings, not for those working in more restrictive settings. Significant differences exist in the perceived work environments between CNPs and CRNAs that may be related to differences in job design and historical relations with physician colleagues. Efforts to improve APRN work environments in hospital settings should consider differing CRNA and CNP perspectives.

Explicating the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire’s confirmatory factor analysis model fit: A Bayesian structural equation modelling approach

Orientation: The rigid application of conventional confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) techniques, the overreliance on global model fit indices and the dismissal of the chi-square statistic appear to have an adverse impact on the research of psychological ownership measures.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explicate the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire’s (SAPOS’s) CFA model fit using the Bayesian structural equation modelling (BSEM) technique.Motivation for the study: The need to conduct this study derived from a renewed awareness of the incorrect use of the chi-square statistic and global fit indices of CFA in social sciences research.Research approach/design and method: The SAPOS measurement model fit was explicated on two study samples consisting, respectively, of 712 and 254 respondents who worked in various organisations in South Africa. A Bayesian approach to CFA was used to evaluate if local model misspecifications were substantive and justified the rejection of the SAPOS model.Main findings: The findings suggested that a rejection of the SAPOS measurement model based on the results of the chi-square statistic and global fit indices would be unrealistic and unfounded in terms of substantive test theory.Practical/managerial implications: BSEM appeared to be a valuable diagnostic tool to pinpoint and evaluate local CFA model misspecifications and their effect on a measurement model.Contribution/value-add: This study showed the importance of considering local misspecifications rather than only relying the chi-square statistic and global fit indices when evaluating model fit.

Development of the Japanese version of Psychological Ownership Questionnaire

Development of the Japanese version of Psychological Ownership Questionnaire

Psychometric properties of the Psychological Ownership Questionnaire

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the multi‐dimensional Psychological Ownership Questionnaire when applied in an organisational context.MethodA cross‐sectional survey research design was employed (N = 953) to investigate the factorial validity, internal consistency, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the instrument.ResultsThe results showed that the five‐dimensional factor structure of the Psychological Ownership Questionnaire could be confirmed. No configural, scalar, and metric invariances among different age cohorts were shown. The instrument showed reliability at both a lower (Cronbach's alpha) and upper (composite reliability) limit level. In relating the instrument to turnover intention, its concurrent validity was established.ConclusionThe Psychological Ownership Questionnaire seem to be a useful, valid, and reliable self‐report questionnaire for the assessment of psychological ownership within a South African organisational context.

Mediating role of psychological ownership on the relationship between psychological capital and burnout amongst university teachers

This research explores the mediating role of psychological ownership on the relationship between psychological capital and burnout. It also examines the differential influences of promotive and preventative psychological ownership on burnout. The purposively selected sample of 500 university teachers, from different public sector universities of Pakistan were subject to the Psychological Ownership Questionnaire, PsyCap Questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator Survey. The results reveal that psychological capital fosters promotive psychological ownership that reduces the likelihood of burnout. Preventative psychological ownership, however increases the possibility of burnout.

Impact of Perceived Authentic Leadership and Psychological Capital on Burnout: Mediating Role of Psychological Ownership

The present study is an empirical endeavor of exploring the role of promotive and preventative psychological ownership in the relationship of authentic leadership and psychological capital with burnout. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 500 faculty members of various public sector universities of Pakistan (209 male and 291 female teachers). PsyCap Questionnaire, Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Psychological Ownership Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator Survey were used to measure the focal constructs of the present study. Structured equation modeling reveals that promotive psychological ownership had a negative, whereas preventative psychological ownership had a positive relationship with burnout. Psychological capital and perceived authentic leadership had a negative influence on burnout. Promotive psychological ownership mediated the relationship of psychological capital and authentic leadership with burnout, whereas preventative psychological ownership mediated between perceived authentic leadership and burnout. Implications of the research along with its limitation and suggestions for further research were reflected upon.

Psychological ownership in relation to workplace trust and turnover intent

The study investigated the relationship between workplace trust, psychological ownership and turnover intent within a South African professional services organisation. A cross-sectional quantitative survey design was used to collect data from a purposive sample (n = 302) of skilled, highly skilled and professional employees in a professional services industry. The participants completed the Psychological Ownership Questionnaire, Workplace Trust Survey, and Turnover Intentions Scale. The results from structural equation modelling (SEM) suggest psychological ownership to be significantly related to workplace trust (positively) and turnover intent (negatively). In addition, the findings indicate psychological ownership to fully mediate the relationship between workplace trust and turnover intent. By implication, work environments that fostered workplace trust would increase the level of psychological ownership that employees’ experienced, which, in turn, would reduce employees’ intent to leave their workplace.

Escapism motive for sport consumption as a predictor of meaning in life

The objective of this study was to examine whether spectator escapism motive for sport consumption could predict meaning in life, and to explore the role of psychological ownership in this relationship. A sample of 806 football spectators (African = 85%, male = 67.4%, Sesotho = 26.2%) completed the Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption (MSSC), the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (SAPOS) and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ). Structural equation modelling was utilised to investigate the postulated paths of the structural model. Escapism motive for sport consumption predicted meaning in life among spectators through psychological ownership. The sports escapism motive can yield positive psychological outcomes for sports fans.

Implications of Total Productive Maintenance in Psychological Sense of Ownership

Problem Statement: In a global market as we are experiencing nowadays, the search for competitive advantages over its competitors is one of the required strategies for companies that intend to survive. This way, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Model provides the development such as autonomous maintenance. This method resorts to different tools, in order to seek operators commitment to maintain optimal conditions for production and equipment performance. Research Questions: What are the implications of Total Productive Maintenance in Psychological Sense of Belonging? Purpose of the Study: To evaluate an operator's psychological sense of ownership in a section of a particular plant, in order to propose and encourage ways of making them able to promote high levels of productivity for the operator's work. Research MethodsA descriptive study conducted with a convenience sample of 30 participants living in Portugal. Psychological Sense of Ownership was assessed by the Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (Avey et al., 2009). This allows sense of belonging to be measured, providing support to the five dimensions of this feeling (self-efficacy, self-identity, owning a house, responsibility and territoriality).Findings: The existence of a psychological sense of ownership by operators was confirmed for the factory's section areas and production lines. Both a significant and positive association for all 5 dimensions (Territoriality, Self-efficacy, Self-identity, Owning a House and Responsibility) was found, particularly for the General Warehouse and Palletizing. ConclusionsThe implementation of TPM tools promoted the interaction of operators with the equipment, providing continual attention in detecting and anticipating anomalies resulting in the reduction of failures, breakdowns and quality defects. The existence of a culture promoting a sense of psychological ownership ensures the commitment of workers and generates increased levels of productivity.

Measurement Equivalence of the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire for Diverse South African Cultural Groups

This study determined the measurement equivalence of the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (SAPOS) for black and white South African employees. Participants were a non-probability sample of 645 professional level employees from both the private and the public sector (59.4% were females, 35.2% were black and 52% were over the age of 40. Over 90% of the participants have college education qualifications and nearly 41.7% had been working in their current organisations for a period of less than 5 years). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used to analyse the data. The results indicated that factor variances appeared to be equal for the two groups although differences existed in factor loadings and covariances.