An investigation of the nomological network of social interest

Leak, Gary K.; Millard, Richard J.; Perry, Nancy W.; Williams, Dale E.

doi:10.1016/0092-6566(85)90028-5

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“…This final sample included all publications in which dimensions of goal-related concepts like "personal strivings" (Emmons, 1986) or "task goals" (Lee et al, 1997) were assessed and in which at least one goal dimension was measured. We excluded goal items aimed at measuring the content of personal goals rather than characteristics, for example, items asking about the importance of predefined types of goals from "making a lot of money" to "having a happy family life" (Leak et al, 1985).…”

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The measurement of goal dimensions: A critical review.

Kiendl¹,

Hennecke²

2022

Motivation Science

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Goals represent a central construct in the analysis of human motivation. How people appraise their own goals on various quantitative dimensions, like commitment or difficulty, predicts important outcomes like goal attainment and psychological well-being. Unfortunately, however, there appears to be little agreement in the literature on how to best measure goal dimensions. To get an overview of current measurement practices, we conducted a systematic literature review that yielded 693 publications including 1,166 different terms for goal dimensions and 3,244 reported items. Up to 79 different items were found to indicate single goal dimensions and 80% of scales consisted of one item, which mostly asked for the term of the goal dimension name. We further extracted 358 different item facets, that is, different meaning-bearing terms (e.g., “engrossed” or “deeply involved”). Of these item facets, 28% were found only once in individual items, and 52% were used to measure more than one goal dimension. We found that for 42% of items, sources were not reported, or items were created ad hoc. Hence, we recommend being cautious of jingle fallacies when comparing similar goal dimensions across publications and being cautious of jangle fallacies when comparing different goal dimensions. We advocate considering construct validity and content validity more thoroughly in the development of goal dimension items and enhancing transparency in reporting of study items. Furthermore, we advocate factor analysis methodology to narrow down the abundance of goal dimension terms and developing parsimonious and comprehensive theories of goal dimensions.

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The measurement of goal dimensions: A critical review.

Kiendl¹,

Hennecke²

2022

Motivation Science

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“…Decades of research has established that individuals with relatively high levels of social interest, as assessed by a variety of instruments, possess common personality traits, such as friendliness, empathy, cooperation, tolerance, nurturance, and constructive independence (e.g., Crandall, 1981; Leak, Millard, Perry, & Williams, 1985; see Watkins, 1994, for an especially helpful review). Such individuals have also been found to have higher levels of marital satisfaction (e.g., Markowski & Greenwood, 1984), faith development, and spiritual maturity (Leak, 1992), and fewer symptoms of neuroticism, such as anxiety, hostility, and depression (cited in Watkins, 1994).…”

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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Social Interest Index

Leak

2011

Sage Open

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Social interest was Alfred Adler’s most important personality trait, and it reflects one’s genuine concern for the welfare of all individuals. Several measures of social interest are available, and the Social Interest Index (SII) is one of the most popular in current use. This study is the first to report the results of a confirmatory factor analysis of the SII. Using college students, three models were tested in an effort to find support for the factorial validity of this scale. All analyses showed a poor fit between the theoretical model and scale items. The results paint a fairly negative picture of the factor structure of this important scale.

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“…Researchers who support Adler's theory revealed that people who have higher social interest level have common personality traits like friendship, empathy, collaboration, toleration and spirituality etc. (Bubenzer et al, 1991;Crandall, 1991;Leak et al, 1985;Watkins, 1994). Social interest, which includes taking care of others and collaborating with others, is important for mental health (Fung & Webster, 2018).…”

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Problem Solving, Social Interest and Love Styles in Romantic Relationships

Küçük¹,

Demir

2021

Journal of Family Counseling and Education

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between love attitudes to problem solving and social interest. For this aim, the scales were administered to 330 university students in Turkey. Findings showed that physical abuse was negatively associated with game playing love. Physical abuse was negatively correlated with passionate love. Physical abuse was not found to be significant associated with possessive love, altruistic love, pragmatic love and friendship love. Emotional abuse was positively associated with game playing love. Expectedly, emotional abuse was negatively associated with altruistic love, friendship love and passionate love styles. Functional problem solving was positively correlated with altruistic love, friendship love and passionate love styles. Functional problem solving was negatively correlated with game playing love. But functional problem solving was not found to be significant associated with possessive love and pragmatic love. Social interest was found to be positively linked with altruistic love, friendship love and passionate love styles. Social interest was negatively associated with game playing love. Social interest was not found to be significant correlated with possessive love and pragmatic love styles.

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An investigation of the nomological network of social interest

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

The measurement of goal dimensions: A critical review.

The measurement of goal dimensions: A critical review.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Social Interest Index

Problem Solving, Social Interest and Love Styles in Romantic Relationships

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