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Abstract
Embracing accountability to others for one’s responsibilities within
relationships is important for flourishing, yet underexamined. An
interdisciplinary team defined the construct of accountability and
developed an 11-item single-factor Accountability Scale. In national
samples with US census demographic representation (total N
= 1257), we conducted psychometric analyses using methods from classical
test theory (exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses) and item
response theory. The Accountability Scale demonstrated internal
consistency, construct validity, test-retest reliability, and
incremental validity. Accountability correlated positively with
relational variables (agreeableness, empathy) responsibility-oriented
variables (conscientiousness, self-regulation), virtues (gratitude,
forgiveness, limitations-owning humility), relational repair, perceived
meaning presence, and flourishing, inversely with symptoms (personality
disorders, temper, anxiety, depression), and weakly with searching for
meaning and social desirability. Accountability scores superseded
demographic variables, conscientiousness, and agreeableness to predict
relational repair, perceived presence of meaning in life, and
flourishing. We offer the accountability construct and scale to advance
human flourishing research and applied work.
Original language | English |
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Journal | The Journal of Positive Psychology |
Volume | Latest Articles |
Early online date | 17 Aug 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 17 Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- Accountability
- Character
- Empathy
- Flourishing
- Meaning in life
- Psychometrics
- Scale development
- Self-regulation
- Virtue
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Accountability as Relational Virtue: Accountability as a Relational Virtue
Torrance, A. B. (PI)
22/08/20 → 21/08/21
Project: Standard
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Accountability Scale Development
Witvliet, C. (Creator), Jang, S. J. (Creator), Johnson, B. (Creator), Evans, C. (Creator), Peteet, J. (Creator), Torrance, A. (Creator), Roberts, R. (Creator), Leman, J. (Creator), Berry, J. (Creator), Hayden, A. (Creator) & Framework, O. S. (Contributor), Open Science Framework, 2022
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