Quick summary of items and thoughts on measurement

Hi guys,

I though it would be easier to see the full picture of we've come up with so far, so I went ahead and aggregated all the items and suggestions in one post. Maybe this will help you come up with new ideas.

ITEMS

• that can be started with "I believe/I am confident that..." stem

1. I think I can get people to want to work together to solve a problem we think is important.
2. I am confident that I can clearly and effectively communicate my thoughts and ideas to other members of our group so that they can understand me. 
3. I believe that all members of our group are competent in the group roles assigned to them.
4. I am confident that our group members value different points of view and disagreements as a way to construct a joint understanding of the problem.
5. I think that all members of our group can follow the established and agreed on ground norms.
6. I am confident that our group can set specific goals, and plan and coordinate individual and joint actions to sucsessfully achieve these goals

(I beleive I/our group can) 

7. Agree to decisions that require giving up personal interest 

8. Resolve conflicts when members feel they are not being treated fairly 

9. Prevent disagreements from turning into heated arguments 

10. Get members to share responsibilities 

11. Support each other in times of stress 

12. Bounce back quickly from adverse experiences 

13. Help each other to achieve their personal goals (not sure if it is consistent with group work) 14. Build respect for each other's particular interests 

15. Help each other with work demands 

16. Get members to carry out their responsibilities when they neglect them (very close to item 4) 17. Celebrate group traditions even in difficult times (not sure if it fits) 

18. Serve as a good example for the community (not sure if it fits) 

19. Remain confident during difficult times (not sure in phrasing) 

20. Accept each member's need for independence.

• with barrier phrasing

Rate how how certain you are that you can successfully collaborate with others in the following situations:

     21. When there is disagreement or conflict 

     22. When there is a misunderstanding 

     23. When there is uncertainty

     24. When there are power struggles in relationships

I suggest that you think about the following dimensions of collective efficacy measured by the scale, particularly:

[1] I vs. we component [for example, items 1-2, 15-18 are clearly about the "I" in the group and how "I" can contribute to the success of my group; other items are either about the "we" component or can be attributed to both categories]

[2] at least 3 dimensions of collective efficacy:

a) Communicative/social (effectively managing conflicts, your own emotions, and establishing positive relationships with others)

b) Emotional (effectively managing emotions, e. g., forget quickly about adversive experiences) [

c) Task-related (effectively organizing work process to solve a problem)

They can help us differentiate among different items and create subscales. Below is the table of our items categorized by this principle.

Communicative/social	Emotional	Task-related
1. I think I can get people to want to work together to solve a problem we think is important. 2. I am confident that I can clearly and effectively communicate my thoughts and ideas to other members of our group so that they can understand me.  4. I am confident that our group members value different points of view and disagreements as a way to construct a joint understanding of the problem. 5. I think that all members of our group can follow the established and agreed on ground norms. 7. Agree to decisions that require giving up personal interest  8. Resolve conflicts when members feel they are not being treated fairly  11. Support each other in times of stress  13. Help each other to achieve their personal goals  14. Build respect for each other's particular interests  16. Get members to carry out their responsibilities when they neglect them (very close to item 4) 17. Celebrate group traditions even in difficult times (not sure if it fits) 18. Serve as a good example for the community (not sure if it fits) 20. Accept each member's need for independence. 22. When there is a misunderstanding  23. When there is uncertainty 24. When there are power struggles in relationships	9. Prevent disagreements from turning into heated arguments 11. Support each other in times of stress  12. Bounce back quickly from adverse experiences  19. Remain confident during difficult times (not sure in phrasing)  21. When there is disagreement or conflict	3. I believe that all members of our group are competent in the group roles assigned to them. 6. I am confident that our group can set specific goals, and plan and coordinate individual and joint actions to successfully achieve these goals 7. Agree to decisions that require giving up personal interest  10. Get members to share responsibilities  15. Help each other with work demands  16. Get members to carry out their responsibilities when they neglect them (very close to item 4)

MEASUREMENT

1. Number of points

Mark proposed a great idea of using a 1 to 6 Likert scale without the "neutral" option which would look like this:

1 = not confident at all, 

2 = not confident, 

3 = somewhat not confident, 

4 = somewhat confident, 

5 = confident, 

6 = highly confident.

Anna raised the question of whether we should provide a neutral option at all (and use 7-point scale as a consequence). This is an important question and I'd like to know everybody's opinion. I don't think we need to use "neutral" or "don't know" because we always estimate out efficacy somehow. What do you think, guys?

2. Reversed items

Another thought of mine on that. I found two articles (article 1, article 2) about the ineffectiveness of reversed items. I personally think that reversed items can sometimes be confusing or overwhelming and don't want to use it in our scale. But maybe you can provide arguments proving me wrong?