Action-state orientation: Construct validity of a revised measure and its relationship to work-related variables.
基于6项研究共945名被试的数据，检验了行动状态取向量表的结构效度，修订后得到三个子量表，并发现其与自我调节、工作态度和绩效显著相关，对组织管理实践有参考价值。
Data from 6 studies (N = 945) were combined to examine the factor structure and construct validity of J. Kuril's (1994a) measure of action-state orientation, the Action Control Scale (ACS).Initial confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of 4 models showed poor fit with the data.Items that did not perform well were dropped, and the 4 CFA models were retested, resulting hi support for a 3-factor solution corresponding to the Preoccupation, Hesitation, and Volatility subscales.Regression analyses demonstrated that the revised ACS subscales measure a construct distinct from cognitive ability and personality.The revised subscales showed differential statistically significant relationships with (a) self-regulatory and serf-focus variables and (b) job attitudes and ratings of job performance.The authors conclude that action-state orientation is a construct relevant to applied settings and that future research should further examine this construct.In this study, we explore the measurement and meaning of Kuhl's construct of action-state orientation and demonstrate its relevance to the workplace.At its most general level, action-state orientation is concerned with individual differences in the ability to initiate and maintain intentions (Kuhl, 1994b).The construct reflects the ability to make timely decisions, commit to a course of action, initiate action, avoid procrastination, handle multiple competing demands, maintain challenging goals, and persist despite failures or setbacks (Kuhl & Beckmann, 1994).Such volitional behaviors are valued in a variety of life domains, including the workplace, hence our interest in the construct.Previous research on the action-state construct has contributed substantively to our understanding of self-regulation (