Validity and the Employment Expectation Questionnaire-Beta Version: Do Attitudes Mediate Outcomes?
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
Volume
44
Issue
1
Publisher
Sage
Publication Date
2000
First Page
39
Last Page
47
Abstract
This article considers the validity of the Employment Expectation Questionnaire (beta version; EEQ-B) from construct-, content-, and criterion-related perspectives. Experimental and nonexperimental designs were incorporated into this study to address the following two research questions: Does the EEQ-B model predict worker satisfactoriness? and Are disability label-related biases identified in the EEQ-B related to differential judgments of worker satisfactoriness? A convenience sample of 316 students was analyzed. Results indicate that the factors of the EEQ-B accounted for 33% of the variance in predicting worker satisfactoriness and that people with cognitive disability labels were rated significantly higher than other groups. The authors contend that this supports the construct- and criterion-related validity assumptions of the instrument, and they suggest directions for further efforts at validation and related attitude research.
Recommended Citation
Millington, M. J., Leierer, S., & Abadie, M. (2000). Validity and the employment expectation questionnaire-beta version: Do attitudes mediate outcomes? Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 44(1), 39-47.
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