Personalized and Socialized Need for Power: Scale Construction and Validation

This present study developed psychometrically sound measures of personalized need for Power (nPower) and socialized nPower, and examined the nomological network around these two constructs, by determining the antecedents and consequences of these two sides of nPower. High scores on personalized nPower indicate a high desire to influence others for self-serving means. Conversely, high scores on socialized nPower indicate a high desire to influence others for prosocial, other-serving means. Study 1 focused on item generation and content validation with SMEs. Study 2 focused on refining the final 18-item measure and testing the hypothesized factor structure among a sample of 206 full-time employees spanning various organizations and industries. Overall, the present research suggests that personalized and socialized nPower have factor structures consistent with theory, generates reliable data, is a valid measure, and both nPowers correlate meaningfully with a number of traits (e.g., Honesty Humility) as well as outcomes (i.e., Impression Management).

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Arts

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Lee, Naomi

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Bourdage, Joshua

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Lee, Kibeom
• Ogunfowora, Babatunde
• Hamilton, Leah

• need for power
• nPower
• socialized
• personalized
• Leadership

Statement dc:rights

• University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/5431

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:1880/106350