Citation

Conte C, Myer RA, Miller JA, D'Andrea L. J. Conting. Crisis Manage. 2007; 15(3): 134-142.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00515.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Triage Assessment Survey: Organizations (TAS:O), a 27-item, 5-point, Likert summated rating scale. One hundred and seventeen participants responded to the TAS:O after reading mild, moderate, marked and severe organizational crisis scenarios. The overall Cronbach's alpha and split-half reliability were both .93. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed three factors, supporting the hypothesis that the TAS:O is comprised of three distinct factors (i.e., Affect, Behavior, and Cognition). An analysis of variance provided evidence that the TAS:O has the capacity to distinguish among mild, moderate, marked, and severe crises. Because this research is the first to evaluate the TAS:O, further studies are needed to strengthen confidence in the psychometric properties of this scale.