Psychometric Verification of Perry's Public Service Motivation Instrument: Results for Volunteer Exemplars

Psychometric Verification of Perry's Public Service Motivation Instrument: Results for Volunteer Exemplars

This research note reports a confirmatory factor analysis for three of Perry's (1996) public service motivation (PSM) subdimensions: self-sacrifice, commitment to public interest, and compassion. A mail survey of national award-winning volunteers constitutes the sample. Results indicate strong...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of public personnel administration 2008-03, Vol.28 (1), p.79-90
Hauptverfasser: Coursey, David H., Perry, James L., Brudney, Jeffrey L., Littlepage, Laura
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Community service
Compassion
Confirmatory factor analysis
Discriminant analysis
Factor analysis
Motivation
Public interest
Structural equation modeling
Studies
Verification
Volunteers
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Zusammenfassung:This research note reports a confirmatory factor analysis for three of Perry's (1996) public service motivation (PSM) subdimensions: self-sacrifice, commitment to public interest, and compassion. A mail survey of national award-winning volunteers constitutes the sample. Results indicate strong support for Perry's instrument, most noticeably better results for self-sacrifice than those found in Perry's original exploratory work. Implications and recommendations for PSM instrument development are discussed.
ISSN:0734-371X
1552-759X
DOI:10.1177/0734371X07309523