%0 Journal Article 
%A Mercader, Víctor
%A Salazar Altamirano, Mario Alberto
%A Martínez-Arvizu, Orlando Josue
%A Ravina Ripoll, Rafael
%T Development and psychometric validation of the work attitudinal and values ethics scale (WAVE)
%D 2025
%@ 2514-9369
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37489
%X Purpose – This study aims to design and validate the Ethical and Attitudinal Values at Work Scale (WAVE),
providing a psychometrically sound tool for assessing ethical principles and attitudinal dispositions in
workplace contexts from a virtue ethics perspective.
Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted with 367 employees
from various economic sectors in Mexico, selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. The scale
development followed a multistage process including theoretical item construction, exploratory and
confirmatory factor analyses and evaluation of reliability and construct validity through Cronbach’s alpha,
McDonald’s omega, Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and Composite Reliability.
Findings – The final instrument comprises 14 items distributed across four dimensions: ethics and integrity,
professional competence and discipline, growth and resilience attitudes and empathy and interpersonal
relationships. The WAVE demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α = 0.925; ω = 0.930) and structural validity
(Comparative Fit Index = 0.963; Tucker–Lewis Index = 0.952; root mean square error of approximation = 0.0632).
Discriminant validity was confirmed by the vAVE exceeding inter-factor correlations, and item-level correlations
further supported the internal coherence of the scale.
Originality/value – Unlike traditional organisational ethics scales focused on compliance or leadership,
the WAVE incorporates attitudinal dimensions such as empathy and resilience, aligning with contemporary
views of ethical character. It centres the employee as an active ethical subject and enables comprehensive
assessment beyond normative standards. Moreover, the WAVE offers a valuable instrument for talent
management, ethical training and organisational diagnostics, promoting more ethical and human-centred
work cultures.
%K Resilience
%K Scale development
%K Psychometrics
%K Organisational culture
%K Human relations
%K Ethical behaviour
%K Professional ethics
%K Attitudes at work
%K Workplace values
%~ Universidad de Cádiz