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| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Change Scale (Trumbo, 1961) was created to explore individual and group attitudes toward work-related change. This 9-item measure uses Likert-type scales, where one item ranges from “is always the same” to “change a great deal,” and the remaining eight items range from “I strongly agree” to “I strongly disagree.” Higher scores reflect more favorable attitudes toward change. Psychometric analysis of supervisory and non-supervisory personnel responses revealed a corrected odd-even reliability coefficient of .79. Predictive validity was established by correlating Change Scale scores with perceptions and reactions to specific changes, demonstrating its effectiveness in gauging employee attitudes toward organizational transitions. |
| Test Type | Original |
| Instrument Type | Rating Scale |
| Construct | Employee Attitudes toward Work-Related Change |
| Author | Trumbo, Don A. (Kansas State University) |
| Purpose | To measure employee attitudes toward work-related change. |
| Test Year | 1961 |
| Administration Method | Paper |
| Format | 9 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. One item ranges from “is always the same” to “change a great deal,” and the other eight items range from “I strongly agree” to “I strongly disagree.” |
| Number of Items | 9 items |
| Reliability | Internal consistency: Corrected odd-even reliability coefficient of .79 based on supervisory and non-supervisory personnel responses. |
| Validity | Predictive validity: Change Scale scores were significantly associated with perceptions of change and favorable/unfavorable responses to specific changes, confirming their ability to predict employee attitudes. |
| Factor Analysis | Not indicated |
| Test Methodology | Test Validity; Predictive Validity; Test Reliability; Internal Consistency |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 years and older) |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female; Sample: Supervisory and Non-Supervisory Personnel |
| Keywords | Change Scale; Internal Consistency; Predictive Validity; Test Development |
| Index Terms | Employee Attitudes; Internal Consistency; Organizational Change; Predictive Validity; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Work (Attitudes Toward) |
| Classification | 7000 Organizational, Occupational, and Career Development |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1037/t19609-000 |
Reference
Trumbo, D. A. (1961). Individual and group correlates of attitudes toward work-related changes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 45(5), 338–344. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0040464
Change Scale
- 1. The job that you would consider ideal for you would be one where the way you do your work:
(five choices from “is always the same” to “change a great deal”).
Each of the remaining eight items had five alternatives from “I strongly agree,” to “I strongly disagree.” - 2. If I could do as I pleased, I would change the kind of work I do every few months.
- 3. One can never feel at ease on a job where the ways of doing things are always being changed.
- 4. The trouble with most jobs is that you just get used to doing things in one way and then they want you to
do them differently. - 5. I would prefer to stay with a job that I know I can handle than to change to one where most things would
be new to me. - 6. The trouble with many people is that when they find a job they can do well, they don’t stick with it.
- 7. I like a job where I know that I will be doing my work about the same way from one week to the next.
- 8. When I get used to doing things in one way it is disturbing to have to change to a new method.
- 9. It would take a sizeable raise in pay to get me to voluntarily transfer to another job.
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Change Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/change-scale/
Mohammed looti. "Change Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 3 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/change-scale/.
Mohammed looti. "Change Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/change-scale/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Change Scale', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/change-scale/.
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