Psychometric Properties of the 8-item Perception of Organizational Rumors Scale (PORS) in a Puerto Rican Sample

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Abner Velez Vega

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the 8-item Perception of Organizational Rumor Scale (PORS) by Velez-Vega (2019). It contains two dimensions, and the scale was administrated in a Puerto Rican sample. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested the construct validity using AMOS version 24 software. The sample was 150 working adults, and 65% were females. The PORS scale has been preliminarily validated using content validity, an Exploratory Factor Analysis, and a convergent/divergent analysis but never underwent a CFA. The results show that the final scale ended with seven items and comply with a model fit in Model 2 (M2) and had good indices CFI, TLI, NFI, RMSEA, AIC, and Chi-square p-value. The 7-item PORS scale has a Cronbach’s alpha of .86 and the convergent analysis of the two dimensions show a significant result. The scale measures the construct validity and is a valid instrument for the Puerto Rican population.

Keywords:
Confirmatory Factor Analysis Rumors Psychometric Likert scale

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Abner Velez Vega, Universidad Pontificia Católica de Puerto Rico

PhD. Psicología Industrial Organizacional