Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Spanish version of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ)
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Authentic leadership can improve work commitment, organizational citizenship behaviors, and psychological capital. To study this construct, it is necessary to have tools whose results are valid and reliable. For this reason, the main objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ version 1 Rater, 2007), Spanish translation, in the Hispanic work context. A heterogeneous sample of 446 workers from different labor sectors in Puerto Rico was used to meet this objective. This study used a quantitative method with an instrumental design through secondary data analysis. The findings reveal that the instrument does not meet the discriminant validity criteria among its factors used in the Puerto Rican population.
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