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Adaptation and validation of a German version of the Strengths Use and Deficit Correction (SUDCO) questionnaire

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  • Timo Lorenz
  • Kathrin Heinitz
  • Clemens Beer
  • Marianne van Woerkom

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The Strength Use and Deficit Correction (SUDCO) Questionnaire has been shown to be a reliable instrument for the measurement of its four dimensions perceived organizational support for strengths use, perceived organizational support for deficit correction, strengths use behavior, and deficit correction behavior in the context of organizations. This paper aims to adapt and validate the SUDCO for the German-speaking population (SUDCO-G). Three studies were conducted. Confirmatory factor analyses and correlations with other psychological constructs on the data of three German samples (N1 = 302; N2 = 243, N3 = 295) were performed. The twenty-four item SUDCO-G exhibits the anticipated factorial structure with four factors and an acceptable model fit in all three studies (CFI = .920-.937, TLI = .911-.929, RMSEA = .063-.079, SRMR = 0.52-.075). The associations of the four dimensions to other constructs concur with previous findings (study 2) and the subscales of the SUDCO-G also show positive relations with general strengths use, meaning of work and Psychological Capital (study 3). We conclude that the SUDCO-G is a reliable and valid instrument for the use in the German-speaking population.

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  • Timo Lorenz & Kathrin Heinitz & Clemens Beer & Marianne van Woerkom, 2021. "Adaptation and validation of a German version of the Strengths Use and Deficit Correction (SUDCO) questionnaire," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(1), pages 1-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0245127
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245127
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