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Papers by Jody Worley

Emerging issues in family and individual resilience, Oct 29, 2017

In the context of caregiving, hope reflects a future orientated motivational process where the ca... more In the context of caregiving, hope reflects a future orientated motivational process where the caregiver has an expectation toward attaining a desirable goal. More specifically, hope reflects the capacity for a caregiver to identify one or more cognitive strategies (pathways) toward a desirable goal. Along with pathways thinking, hopeful caregivers must direct and maintain mental energy (agency) toward the pursuit of a desirable goal. Indeed, both pathways and agency cognitions are required for hope. This chapter introduces the concept of hope using Snyder’s (2002) theoretical model and reviews the literature on the significance of hope as a coping resource contributing to the well-being and resilience among caregivers.

Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2003

The purpose of this study was to explore levels of academic attainment and performance among stud... more The purpose of this study was to explore levels of academic attainment and performance among students whose course placement test scores identified them as underprepared. It was expected that students who developed college-level reading skills (i.e., remediated) before attempting college-level work would ultimately perform at higher levels and have higher persistence rates in college-level courses than 1) students who did not remediate yet enrolled in college-level courses, or 2) students who developed skills while concurrently enrolled in college-level courses. A cohort of students (N = 4,416) who entered a metropolitan, multi-campus community college during the 1995-1996 academic year was used to investigate these performance and attainment issues. Academic attainment and performance outcomes were measured at the end of the 1997-1998 academic year. Overall, results suggested that students need to develop college-level reading skills to succeed and persist. However, the results also indicated that students need not remediate before enrolling in college-level courses and can significantly increase persistence and performance while concurrently enrolled in college-level courses.

Springer eBooks, Dec 13, 2018

Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia, Jul 5, 2013

Sa Journal of Industrial Psychology, Apr 9, 2009

The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (S... more The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (SPOS) was examined along with a variety of shorter versions currently in use (16 items, eight items and three items). Factor analysis of the original SPOS measure is supportive of the original fi nding that the SPOS is unidimensional. Correlations among factor scores and SPOS scale scores suggest that either the eight-item or 16-item version would be just as effective as the 36-item version but even more effi cient. Convergent validity results also indicate similar proportions of variance in versions of SPOS scores accounted for by selected organisational variables.

Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2009

This study examines the geopolitical agency of Palestinian children. Mixed methodology was used t... more This study examines the geopolitical agency of Palestinian children. Mixed methodology was used to identify the etiologies contributing to processes of political socialization. Both qualitative and qualitative methods are equally distributed throughout this research. Focus groups and interviews with 12 Palestinian children, aged 10 to 13 years, living in refugee camps, villages, and cities in the West Bank were used to develop a survey instrument. The survey was administrated to 1% of the students attending school, Grades 5 to 7, in the West Bank, Palestine. The use of mixed methodology revealed the interconnectedness of formal and informal political socialization that produces the geopolitical agency of Palestinian children. Findings elaborated on the processes and the relationships used to describe children's geopolitical agency.

Journal of Personality Assessment, Jul 1, 2008

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Aug 1, 2006

(SPOS) is a unidimensional measure of the general belief held by an employee that the organizatio... more (SPOS) is a unidimensional measure of the general belief held by an employee that the organization is committed to him or her, values his or her continued membership, and is generally concerned about the employee's well-being. In the interest of efficiency, researchers are often compelled to use a minimum number of SPOS items in their studies. This study reports on a reliability generalization across 62 published studies using the SPOS. Findings suggest that number of SPOS items and mean age of the sample are statistically significant in the relationship to reliability estimates. Additionally, mean age accounted for significant variance in internal consistency estimates over and above the number of items used.

Contributions to management science, Jun 29, 2019

This chapter sets out to discuss the notion of what is the perception of faculty work-life in aca... more This chapter sets out to discuss the notion of what is the perception of faculty work-life in academia, grounding examples of faculty work-life from research studies conducted in the United States. Specifically, the discussion ponders if there is an understanding or an inherent understanding of a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life and offers recommendations for practice and suggestions that may guide policy considerations for faculty work-life in academia. The authors first discuss the concept of all-access to technology as the premise that faculty work can conceivably be done anytime, anywhere as faculty see fit to do so. This discussion anchors the premise that a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life is predicated on engaging in time for work that can vary from a so-called typical 8 am to 5 pm schedule. Next, a discussion of empirical research on faculty-work life in U.S. institutions is added to further the readers’ understanding on some issues explored about the integration of faculty work-life aspects. The concept of “work-family boundary management styles” (Kossek & Lautsch, Organizational Psychology Review, 2(2), 152–171, 2012) is also discussed to further our notion in understanding a consideration of a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life, whereby the authors of this chapter extend assumptions made for a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life and higher education institution’s role in defining and shaping the ‘ideal worker in academia’. The chapter proffers some suggestions for practice and plausible considerations for policy as a meKathrinens to further understanding and acknowledging a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life as it relates to reflective questions and responses particular to pondering a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life. Lastly, a summary discussion considers the notion of technology as part of understanding the ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life and recommendation is extended for research consideration.

Sa Journal of Industrial Psychology, May 1, 2009

The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (S... more The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (SPOS) was examined along with a variety of shorter versions currently in use (16 items, eight items and three items). Factor analysis of the original SPOS measure is supportive of the original fi nding that the SPOS is unidimensional. Correlations among factor scores and SPOS scale scores suggest that either the eight-item or 16-item version would be just as effective as the 36-item version but even more effi cient. Convergent validity results also indicate similar proportions of variance in versions of SPOS scores accounted for by selected organisational variables.

Child Indicators Research, Jun 23, 2018

While hope has been frequently referenced as a protective factor associated with resilience, limi... more While hope has been frequently referenced as a protective factor associated with resilience, limited research exists examining hope's origins. To expand the research base on the origins of hope among adolescents, we conducted 2 studies to test Bernardo's locus of hope theory, along with Snyder's theory that hope originates from attentive caregivers. Two cross sectional studies were performed with 2 independent samples collected from adolescents residing in the South Central United States (Study 1: N′ = 556; Study 2: N′ = 578). Covariance based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) was used to test an a priori model of external locus of hope in parents/ guardians as an antecedent of life satisfaction mediated by children's internal hope. The results of both studies indicate that the proposed theoretical model provided good fit to the observed data. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the results, particularly the potential importance of parenting approaches that involve parents/guardians acting as external agents promoting their adolescents' goals.

The Scientific World Journal, 2015

We report findings from a validation study of the translated and culturally adapted Serbian versi... more We report findings from a validation study of the translated and culturally adapted Serbian version of Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), for a sample of anesthesiologists working in the tertiary healthcare. The results showed the sufficient overall reliability (Cronbach's = 0.72) of the scores (items 1-22). The results of Bartlett's test of sphericity (2 = 1983.75, df = 231, < 0.001) and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy (0.866) provided solid justification for factor analysis. In order to increase sensitivity of this questionnaire, we performed unfitted factor analysis model (eigenvalue greater than 1) which enabled us to extract the most suitable factor structure for our study instrument. The exploratory factor analysis model revealed five factors with eigenvalues greater than 1.0, explaining 62.0% of cumulative variance. Velicer's MAP test has supported fivefactor model with the smallest average squared correlation of 0,184. This study indicated that Serbian version of the MBI-HSS is a reliable and valid instrument to measure burnout among a population of anesthesiologists. Results confirmed strong psychometric characteristics of the study instrument, with recommendations for interpretation of two new factors that may be unique to the Serbian version of the MBI-HSS.

Contributions to management science, Jun 29, 2019

This paper aims to integrate work-life border theory and boundary spanning with performance manag... more This paper aims to integrate work-life border theory and boundary spanning with performance management principles to contextualize the needs and desires of the (new) ideal worker in the (new ideal) organization. The reality is that performance management systems are rarely implemented in an ideal way. There may be organizational- or country-level constraints that prevent the implementation of a good performance management system. This paper offers a proposal for blending the concepts of ideal worker and ideal workplace and integrating performance management principles to guide boundary management across the changing landscape of organizational structures. As such, the integration of border theory with performance management principles provides valuable insights for resolving the flexibility-availability paradox.

Management for professionals, 2018

Team-oriented workplace settings generally operate with one of two driving influences superseding... more Team-oriented workplace settings generally operate with one of two driving influences superseding the other: task focus or people focus. A central theme of this chapter is how to become an effective leader and an improved manager through authentic and engaged interactions with others. This requires, first and foremost, being present. A function of a leader’s ability is to create opportunities for others that allow them to produce expanded results. This function is enhanced exponentially when the leader understands the use of transformative technology of interpersonal exchange currencies.

Emerging issues in family and individual resilience, Oct 29, 2017

In the context of caregiving, hope reflects a future orientated motivational process where the ca... more In the context of caregiving, hope reflects a future orientated motivational process where the caregiver has an expectation toward attaining a desirable goal. More specifically, hope reflects the capacity for a caregiver to identify one or more cognitive strategies (pathways) toward a desirable goal. Along with pathways thinking, hopeful caregivers must direct and maintain mental energy (agency) toward the pursuit of a desirable goal. Indeed, both pathways and agency cognitions are required for hope. This chapter introduces the concept of hope using Snyder’s (2002) theoretical model and reviews the literature on the significance of hope as a coping resource contributing to the well-being and resilience among caregivers.

Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2003

The purpose of this study was to explore levels of academic attainment and performance among stud... more The purpose of this study was to explore levels of academic attainment and performance among students whose course placement test scores identified them as underprepared. It was expected that students who developed college-level reading skills (i.e., remediated) before attempting college-level work would ultimately perform at higher levels and have higher persistence rates in college-level courses than 1) students who did not remediate yet enrolled in college-level courses, or 2) students who developed skills while concurrently enrolled in college-level courses. A cohort of students (N = 4,416) who entered a metropolitan, multi-campus community college during the 1995-1996 academic year was used to investigate these performance and attainment issues. Academic attainment and performance outcomes were measured at the end of the 1997-1998 academic year. Overall, results suggested that students need to develop college-level reading skills to succeed and persist. However, the results also indicated that students need not remediate before enrolling in college-level courses and can significantly increase persistence and performance while concurrently enrolled in college-level courses.

Springer eBooks, Dec 13, 2018

Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia, Jul 5, 2013

Sa Journal of Industrial Psychology, Apr 9, 2009

The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (S... more The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (SPOS) was examined along with a variety of shorter versions currently in use (16 items, eight items and three items). Factor analysis of the original SPOS measure is supportive of the original fi nding that the SPOS is unidimensional. Correlations among factor scores and SPOS scale scores suggest that either the eight-item or 16-item version would be just as effective as the 36-item version but even more effi cient. Convergent validity results also indicate similar proportions of variance in versions of SPOS scores accounted for by selected organisational variables.

Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2009

This study examines the geopolitical agency of Palestinian children. Mixed methodology was used t... more This study examines the geopolitical agency of Palestinian children. Mixed methodology was used to identify the etiologies contributing to processes of political socialization. Both qualitative and qualitative methods are equally distributed throughout this research. Focus groups and interviews with 12 Palestinian children, aged 10 to 13 years, living in refugee camps, villages, and cities in the West Bank were used to develop a survey instrument. The survey was administrated to 1% of the students attending school, Grades 5 to 7, in the West Bank, Palestine. The use of mixed methodology revealed the interconnectedness of formal and informal political socialization that produces the geopolitical agency of Palestinian children. Findings elaborated on the processes and the relationships used to describe children's geopolitical agency.

Journal of Personality Assessment, Jul 1, 2008

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Aug 1, 2006

(SPOS) is a unidimensional measure of the general belief held by an employee that the organizatio... more (SPOS) is a unidimensional measure of the general belief held by an employee that the organization is committed to him or her, values his or her continued membership, and is generally concerned about the employee's well-being. In the interest of efficiency, researchers are often compelled to use a minimum number of SPOS items in their studies. This study reports on a reliability generalization across 62 published studies using the SPOS. Findings suggest that number of SPOS items and mean age of the sample are statistically significant in the relationship to reliability estimates. Additionally, mean age accounted for significant variance in internal consistency estimates over and above the number of items used.

Contributions to management science, Jun 29, 2019

This chapter sets out to discuss the notion of what is the perception of faculty work-life in aca... more This chapter sets out to discuss the notion of what is the perception of faculty work-life in academia, grounding examples of faculty work-life from research studies conducted in the United States. Specifically, the discussion ponders if there is an understanding or an inherent understanding of a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life and offers recommendations for practice and suggestions that may guide policy considerations for faculty work-life in academia. The authors first discuss the concept of all-access to technology as the premise that faculty work can conceivably be done anytime, anywhere as faculty see fit to do so. This discussion anchors the premise that a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life is predicated on engaging in time for work that can vary from a so-called typical 8 am to 5 pm schedule. Next, a discussion of empirical research on faculty-work life in U.S. institutions is added to further the readers’ understanding on some issues explored about the integration of faculty work-life aspects. The concept of “work-family boundary management styles” (Kossek & Lautsch, Organizational Psychology Review, 2(2), 152–171, 2012) is also discussed to further our notion in understanding a consideration of a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life, whereby the authors of this chapter extend assumptions made for a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life and higher education institution’s role in defining and shaping the ‘ideal worker in academia’. The chapter proffers some suggestions for practice and plausible considerations for policy as a meKathrinens to further understanding and acknowledging a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life as it relates to reflective questions and responses particular to pondering a ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life. Lastly, a summary discussion considers the notion of technology as part of understanding the ‘new’ normal of faculty work-life and recommendation is extended for research consideration.

Sa Journal of Industrial Psychology, May 1, 2009

The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (S... more The psychometric properties of the original 36-item Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (SPOS) was examined along with a variety of shorter versions currently in use (16 items, eight items and three items). Factor analysis of the original SPOS measure is supportive of the original fi nding that the SPOS is unidimensional. Correlations among factor scores and SPOS scale scores suggest that either the eight-item or 16-item version would be just as effective as the 36-item version but even more effi cient. Convergent validity results also indicate similar proportions of variance in versions of SPOS scores accounted for by selected organisational variables.

Child Indicators Research, Jun 23, 2018

While hope has been frequently referenced as a protective factor associated with resilience, limi... more While hope has been frequently referenced as a protective factor associated with resilience, limited research exists examining hope's origins. To expand the research base on the origins of hope among adolescents, we conducted 2 studies to test Bernardo's locus of hope theory, along with Snyder's theory that hope originates from attentive caregivers. Two cross sectional studies were performed with 2 independent samples collected from adolescents residing in the South Central United States (Study 1: N′ = 556; Study 2: N′ = 578). Covariance based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) was used to test an a priori model of external locus of hope in parents/ guardians as an antecedent of life satisfaction mediated by children's internal hope. The results of both studies indicate that the proposed theoretical model provided good fit to the observed data. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the results, particularly the potential importance of parenting approaches that involve parents/guardians acting as external agents promoting their adolescents' goals.

The Scientific World Journal, 2015

We report findings from a validation study of the translated and culturally adapted Serbian versi... more We report findings from a validation study of the translated and culturally adapted Serbian version of Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), for a sample of anesthesiologists working in the tertiary healthcare. The results showed the sufficient overall reliability (Cronbach's = 0.72) of the scores (items 1-22). The results of Bartlett's test of sphericity (2 = 1983.75, df = 231, < 0.001) and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy (0.866) provided solid justification for factor analysis. In order to increase sensitivity of this questionnaire, we performed unfitted factor analysis model (eigenvalue greater than 1) which enabled us to extract the most suitable factor structure for our study instrument. The exploratory factor analysis model revealed five factors with eigenvalues greater than 1.0, explaining 62.0% of cumulative variance. Velicer's MAP test has supported fivefactor model with the smallest average squared correlation of 0,184. This study indicated that Serbian version of the MBI-HSS is a reliable and valid instrument to measure burnout among a population of anesthesiologists. Results confirmed strong psychometric characteristics of the study instrument, with recommendations for interpretation of two new factors that may be unique to the Serbian version of the MBI-HSS.

Contributions to management science, Jun 29, 2019

This paper aims to integrate work-life border theory and boundary spanning with performance manag... more This paper aims to integrate work-life border theory and boundary spanning with performance management principles to contextualize the needs and desires of the (new) ideal worker in the (new ideal) organization. The reality is that performance management systems are rarely implemented in an ideal way. There may be organizational- or country-level constraints that prevent the implementation of a good performance management system. This paper offers a proposal for blending the concepts of ideal worker and ideal workplace and integrating performance management principles to guide boundary management across the changing landscape of organizational structures. As such, the integration of border theory with performance management principles provides valuable insights for resolving the flexibility-availability paradox.

Management for professionals, 2018

Team-oriented workplace settings generally operate with one of two driving influences superseding... more Team-oriented workplace settings generally operate with one of two driving influences superseding the other: task focus or people focus. A central theme of this chapter is how to become an effective leader and an improved manager through authentic and engaged interactions with others. This requires, first and foremost, being present. A function of a leader’s ability is to create opportunities for others that allow them to produce expanded results. This function is enhanced exponentially when the leader understands the use of transformative technology of interpersonal exchange currencies.