Theory, Research and Practice
Scale and items | Loading | ||
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Time1 | Time2 | Time3 | |
Satisfaction | α = 0.82 | α = 0.84 | α = 0.83 |
 Think of your job in general: what is it like most of the time? | |||
  Good | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.73 |
  Undesirable | −0.75 | −0.72 | −0.77 |
  Better than most | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.47 |
  Disagreeable | −0.71 | −0.62 | −0.59 |
  Makes me content | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.66 |
  Excellent | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.53 |
  Enjoyable | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.66 |
  Poor | −0.73 | −0.73 | −0.77 |
Engagement | α = 0.92 | α = 0.93 | α = 0.93 |
 At my work I feel bursting with energy | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.70 |
 At my job I feel strong and vigorous | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.78 |
 I am enthusiastic about my job | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.93 |
 My job inspires me | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
 When I get up in the morning I feel like going to work | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.80 |
 I feel happy when I am working intensely | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.65 |
 I am proud of the work that I do | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
 I am immersed in my work | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.82 |
 I get carried away when I am working | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.56 |
Commitment | α = 0.92 | α = 0.93 | α = 0.93 |
 I am willing to put in a great deal of effort beyond that normally expected in order to help this organization be successful. | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
 I talk up this organization to my friends as a great organization to work for. | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.89 |
 I would accept almost any type of job assignment in order to keep working for this organization. | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.49 |
 I find that my values and the organization’s values are very similar. | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.83 |
 I am proud to tell others that I am part of this organization | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.89 |
 This organization really inspires the very best in me in the way of job performance | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.87 |
 I am extremely glad that I chose this organization to work for over others I was considering at the time I joined. | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
 I really care about the fate of this organization. | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.76 |
 For me this is the best of all possible organizations for which to work. | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.81 |
Higher order factor | |||
 Satisfaction | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.84 |
 Engagement | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.89 |
 Commitment | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.70 |
Fit Indices | |||
 N | 260 | 178 | 207 |
 RMSEA (90% confidence interval) | 0.10 (0.09, 0.10) | 0.12 (0.11, 0.13) | 0.11 (0.11, 0.12) |
 Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) | 0.064 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
 Comparative Fit Index (CFI) | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
 Tucker Lewis Index (TLI) | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.80 |