AUTHOR=van Wingerden Jessica , Niks Irene M. W. 

TITLE=Construction and Validation of the Perceived Opportunity to Craft Scale

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2017

YEAR=2017

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00573

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00573

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=We developed and validated a scale to measure employees’ perceived opportunity to craft in two separate studies conducted in the Netherlands (total N = 2329). Perceived opportunity to craft is defined as employees’ perception of their opportunity to craft their job. In Study 1 the perceived opportunity to craft scale (POCS) was developed and tested for its factor structure and reliability in an explorative way. Study 2 consisted of confirmatory analyses of the factor structure and reliability of the scale as well as examination of the discriminant and criterion-related validity of the POCS. The results indicated that the scale consists of one dimension and could be reliably measured with 5 items. Evidence was found for the discriminant validity of the POCS. The scale also showed criterion-related validity when correlated with job crafting (+), job resources (autonomy +; opportunities for professional development +), work engagement (+), and the inactive construct cynicism (−). We discuss the implications of these findings for theory and practice.