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ERIC Number: EJ1379320
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 19
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EISSN: EISSN-1552-9045
Development of a Leadership Mindset Scale
Kangas, Nathan M.; Kumar, V. Krishna; Moore, Betsy J.; Flickinger, Christopher A.; Barnett, Jennifer L.
Journal of Leadership Education, v22 n1 p77-95 Jan 2023
The purpose of the study was to construct a Leadership Mindset Scale (LMS) and to assess its reliability and construct validity. Participants were 100 employees in a variety of leadership and non-leadership positions at various organizations in three states. An item and factor analysis on the 13 LMS items led to a scale with 11 items (Cronbach [alpha] = 0.80). A Principal Axis Factor analysis with Promax rotation suggested three factors: Leadership Mindset Teachability (LMS-T), a belief in leadership teachability; Leadership Mindset Improvability (LMS-I), a belief in leadership improvability over time; and Leadership Mindset Predictability (LMS-P), a belief that leadership cannot be predicted at an early age. Convergent validity of LMS-Total and Teachability was evidenced by significant correlations with the implicit theories of intelligence and anxiety scales, and developmental leadership and transactional leadership scales. Divergent validity was evidenced by a non-significant correlation with social desirability. The results suggest that the LMS measures a construct different from those of other leadership scales used in the study. The LMS can be helpful in leadership training programs to promote a growth mindset about the trainability of leadership skills.
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; Marlowe Crowne Social Desirability Scale
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