TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Verification of Perry's Public Service Motivation Instrument: Results for Volunteer Exemplars
AU - Coursey, David H.
AU - Perry, James L.
AU - Brudney, Jeffrey L
AU - Littlepage, Laura
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - 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. © 2008, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
AB - 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. © 2008, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
KW - confirmatory factor analysis
KW - motivation
KW - personnel
KW - public service ethic
KW - structural equation modeling
KW - volunteerism
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U2 - 10.1177/0734371X07309523
DO - 10.1177/0734371X07309523
M3 - Article
SN - 0734-371X
VL - 28
SP - 79
EP - 90
JO - Review of Public Personnel Administration
JF - Review of Public Personnel Administration
IS - 1
ER -