VINET, J., & LAJOIE, D.
Transformational leadership behaviors and autonomous motivation: Comparing results of normative and quasi-ipsative leadership scores
The assessment of transformational leadership has been described as problematic. For instance, while transformational leadership has been shown to correlate with autonomous motivation, the literature does not reveal which transformational leadership behaviors are most important in the relationship. This is problematic because while transformational leadership is conceptualized through various leadership behaviors, typical assessment methods of transformational leadership display poor ability to discriminate between these behaviors. Because proponents of quasi-ipsative psychometrics show evidence that forced-choice methods can reduce measurement biases, we examine whether this type of approach might be beneficial in the context of transformational leadership. To this end, we compare the relationship between autonomous motivation and transformational leadership as assessed through normative and quasi-ipsative means. While results are ultimately similar across methods, we find that quasi-ipsative methods are likely ill-suited for transformational leadership as things currently stand.
Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 2023, Vol. 30, pp. 439-452, DOI: 10.4473/TPM30.4.6
