ABSTRACT

While Appreciative Intelligence® – the capacity to reframe and see the potential in any situation and act on it with success – has generated a robust body of literature, scholarly advancement of this construct has been hampered by the lack of a validated instrument. Over two studies, we develop the Appreciative Intelligence® Scale (AIS), a 26-item survey organized into six factors. Study 1 explores the factor structure of the AIS using EFA. Study 2 uses hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis (HCFA) and hierarchical regression analyses to provide evidence for its convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity. The results support the priori six-factor structure of the AIS, indicating it is a valid measure of Appreciative Intelligence® useful in predicting proactive behavior at the individual, team, and organizational levels.

摘要

尽管AppreciativeIntelligence®（能够在任何情况下重新构造并看到潜能并成功采取行动）的能力产生了强大的文献资料，但由于缺乏经过验证的仪器，这种结构的学术发展受到了阻碍。通过两项研究，我们开发了AppreciativeIntelligence®量表（AIS），这是一个由6个因素组成的26项调查。研究1探索了使用EFA的AIS的因子结构。研究2使用层次验证性因子分析（HCFA）和层次回归分析来提供其收敛性，判别性和与标准相关的有效性的证据。结果支持AIS的先验六因素结构，表明它是AppreciativeIntelligence®的有效度量，可用于预测个人，团队和组织级别的主动行为。