The convergent-discriminant validity of the Workplace Attachment Scale (WAS)

Scrima, Fabrizio

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.05.009

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“…The EALT/WAS presented a one-dimensional structure, in line with the results of a study of French employees (for a summary, see Scrima, 2015). Its psychometric qualities were very similar to those found with samples from Rumania (Pavalache-Ilie and Rioux, 2014), Gabon (Bakita Ella, 2012), Italy, and the UK (Scrima et al , 2014).…”

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I hate my workplace but I am very attached to it: workplace attachment style

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Rioux

Stefano

2017

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Purpose-The aim of this study was to investigate whether different patterns of workplace attachment exist and to explore the relations between adult attachment styles and the level of workplace attachment. Design/methodology/approach-Participants were 351 Italian employees who completed a questionnaire composed of the Workplace Attachment Scale and the Relationship Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using correspondence analysis. Findings-The results showed that high scores on workplace attachment correlated significantly with secure attachment style, while low scores correlated with insecure attachment styles. These results shed light on different workplace attachment styles. Research limitations/implications-The limitation in this study mostly concern the use of selfreporting instruments to measure the participants' attachment style, since they may be susceptible to distortions. However, the distribution of attachment styles in our sample is similar to the worldwide distribution, which supports our choice. Practical implications-To the extent that it is possible to identify a specific workplace attachment style, it should also be possible to change some of the HR management practices inducing employees to develop a workplace secure attachment style. Originality/value-Researchers tended to ignore the extension of the adult attachment behavioral system to examine core environmental relationships. The present study, applying Attachment Theory to workplace attachment, provides theoretical support that the bonds that an individuals form with workplace can be classified as attachment bonds.

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I hate my workplace but I am very attached to it: workplace attachment style

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Rioux

Stefano

2017

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“…In fact, the existence of different styles of attachment is one of the most well known features of interpersonal attachment, and many studies deal with different attachment styles affecting more or less functional relationships (e.g., Slotter & Finkel, 2009). However, this aspect has only been preliminary investigated by environmental psychologists (Scrima, 2015;Scrima, Rioux, & Di Stefano, 2017).…”

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Loving, leaving, living: Evacuation site place attachment predicts natural hazard coping behavior

Ariccio

Petruccelli

Cancellieri

et al. 2020

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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“…This paper aims to investigate the impact of adult attachment style on organizational commitment (Allen & Meyer, 1990) and attachment in the workplace (Neustadt, Chamorro-Premuzic, & Furnham, 2006;Neustadt, Furnham, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2006;Scrima, 2015), using the Adult Attachment Interview (Main, Goldwyn, & Hesse, 2002) to assess attachment styles.…”

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