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Assessing 16 Fundamental Motives With Fewer Than 50 Items: Development and Validation of the German 16 Motives Research Scales (16mrs)
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Abstract Psychometrically sound short scales are required to comprehensively and yet economically assess fundamental motives in research settings such as large-scale assessments. In order to provide such a time- and cost-efficient instrument, we conducted three studies (N = 1,568) to develop further and vali... mehr
Psychometrically sound short scales are required to comprehensively and yet economically assess fundamental motives in research settings such as large-scale assessments. In order to provide such a time- and cost-efficient instrument, we conducted three studies (N = 1,568) to develop further and validate 16 German scales with three items each assessing fundamental motives [16 motives research scales (16mrs)]. In Study 1, we applied a top-down construction process to develop a preliminary item pool on the basis of a thorough revision of existing construct definitions. In Study 2, we chose an approach that allowed us to balance the optimization of psychometric properties with content coverage to select three-item scales for each of the 16 motives. For the item selection process, we combined exploratory factor analyses, confirmatory factor analyses, ant colony optimization algorithm, and Mokken scale analyses. In Study 3, we cross-validated the results obtained in Study 2 and placed the 16mrs in a nomological network consisting of Big Five traits and Power, Achievement, Affiliation, Intimacy, and Fear motives. The results of these studies indicate that the 16mrs can be used to reliably and validly assess fundamental motives that represent a level of personality that differs from the Big Five and covers motivational aspects beyond the well-established Power, Achievement, Affiliation, Intimacy, and Fear motives. Limitations concerning the reliability of the Autonomy scale and the empirical discrimination of the Dominance and Status scales are discussed. In addition to the validated German version, we also provide the English translation of the items, which, however, need to be validated before use.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
ALLBUS; Motiv; Motivation; Persönlichkeit; Skalenkonstruktion
Klassifikation
Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
fundamental motives; short scales; personality assessment; Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften ALLBUS 2000 (Integrierte Version) (ZA3450 v2.0.0)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 1-16
Zeitschriftentitel
Frontiers in Psychology, 12 (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.562371
ISSN
1664-1078
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)