Validity and Reliability Testing of the Proactive Personality Scale–Short Version (PPS-SV) Among University Students in Indonesia

https://doi.org/10.22146/gamajop.96003

Fridayanti Fridayanti(1*), Waode Zahara Adzkiatun Nisa(2), Diah Puspasari(3)

(1) Faculty of Psychology, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
(2) Faculty of Psychology, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
(3) Faculty of Psychology, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung || Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Development Sultan Idris Education University
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Proactive personality is an essential disposition determining students’ readiness to enter the workforce, so a validated instrument is needed to measure it in Indonesia. This study aimed to adapt the Proactive Personality Scale–Short Version (PPS-SV) into the Indonesian language and test its validity and reliability in a student population. A total of 232 students (61 men, 171 women) from a university in Bandung participated in the study. The age range of the participants was 19–25 years old (M = 21.7; SD = 1.12). Construct validity was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), while reliability was estimated using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega. The CFA results confirmed the one-factor structure of the PPS-SV and demonstrated good model fit with the data (CFI = .964, TLI = .954, GFI = .994, RMSEA = .069, and SRMR = .036). The scale also showed excellent internal consistency (α = .901; ω = 0.902). Thus, the Indonesian adaptation of the PPS-SV was judged to have strong psychometric properties, including good construct validity and reliability. This scale can therefore be recommended for measuring proactive personality in students in Indonesia.

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proactive personality; proactive personality scale; validity,;reliability,;university students; Indonesia

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