The Developmental Leadership Questionnaire (DLQ): some psychometric properties.
The development leadership model (Larsson et al., 2003), designed to introduce refinements to the transformational leadership model, has been adopted for use in the Swedish Armed Forces. The Developmental Leadership Questionnaire (DLQ) was constructed to measure important parts of the model. The main aim of the study was to evaluate some psychometric properties of the DLQ. Most analyses are based on two subsets of individuals from a sample mostly consisting of male Swedish, military officers, each of whom has rated a given leader (n = 450 and 449 respectively). A second sample consisted of Swedish military cadets (n = 141). The dimensionality was assessed with a confirmatory factor analysis. Most DLQ scales were reasonably well reproduced and showed high or acceptable internal consistency. When related to perceived results of leadership (self-rated by leaders and rated by subordinates), results from multiple regression analyses supported what could be predicted by the theoretical model. It was concluded that the DLQ has acceptable psychometric properties and that the theoretical refinements introduced to the developmental leadership model were empirically supported.
Larsson
Gerry
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Department of Leadership and Management, Swedish National Defence College, Karolinen, SE-651 80 Karlstad, Sweden. gerry.larsson@fhs.mil.se
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010551:Personality; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D012928:Social Desirability; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires