Individual Authenticity Measure at Work – Chinese Version

Description

Authenticity refers to the positive quality of an individual exhibiting their most genuine and core self without barriers in their daily work and life. Employee authenticity is the same concept applied specifically to employees in the workplace.

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Purpose

Research indicates that after controlling for personality and demographic variables, employee authenticity predicts well-being and work outcomes with an average predictive power of 11%. Furthermore, employees with higher levels of authenticity are more willing to express their views when faced with workplace challenges and are less likely to remain silent.

Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

The Individual Authenticity Measure at Work (IAM Work), developed by van den Bosch and Taris in 2014 based on the research of Wood et al., consists of two versions containing 21 items and 12 items. It is composed of three factors: 真实的生活 (Genuine Living), 自我异化 (Self-Alienation), and 接受外部影响 (Acceptance of External Influence). The scoring uses a Likert scale ranging from 1 (very uncharacteristic) to 7 (very characteristic).

Reliability and Validity

The Chinese version of IAM Work has a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.92 for the total scale. The coefficients for the factors of Genuine Living, Self-Alienation, and Acceptance of External Influence are 0.90, 0.93, and 0.91, respectively. The shortened version’s coefficients are 0.89, 0.83, and 0.92, 0.92, indicating good reliability.

Factors and Subscales

– 真实的生活 (Genuine Living)
– 自我异化 (Self-Alienation)
– 接受外部影响 (Acceptance of External Influence)

Keywords

Authenticity, Employee Well-Being, Workplace Communication, Gender Differences

Items in Chinese

1. 在工作中，大多数情况下，我是真实的自己
2. 在工作中，我总是坚持自己相信的东西
3. 在工作场所中，我依照自己的价值观和信念行事
4. 我发现在工作场所中做自己时，与人相处更容易简单一些
5. 我认为在工作中做自己比受所有人欢迎要好
6. 在工作中，我不喜欢那些装模作样的人
7. 我在工作中的行为反映了“真实的自己”
8. 在工作中，我需要做别人期望我做的事情
9. 在工作中，我的想法很容易被其他人影响
10. 在工作中，我的行为方式是其他人期望的行为方式
11. 在工作中我感觉不到自己的真实身份
12. 在工作中，我感觉与“真正的我”不一致
13. 我觉得我不太了解自己
14. 在工作时，我必须隐藏内心的感受

Items in English

1. In most situations at work, I am my authentic self.
2. At work, I always stand by what I believe in.
3. In the workplace, I act according to my values and beliefs.
4. I find it easier to get along with others when I am being myself at work.
5. I believe it is better to be myself at work than to be liked by everyone.
6. I do not like people who pretend at work.
7. My behavior at work reflects my “real self.”
8. At work, I need to do what others expect me to do.
9. My thoughts at work are easily influenced by others.
10. My way of behaving at work is what others expect.
11. At work, I do not feel my true identity.
12. At work, I feel inconsistent with my “true self.”
13. I feel that I do not understand myself very well.
14. At work, I have to hide my inner feelings.

References

van den Bosch, K. & Taris, T.W. (2014). Information not available.