Submitted by Bilal Pervaiz

Submitted to Ma’am Iqra Sherazi

Roll no 191520153

Course PSY 401-B

Submission date: 9 August, 2021

 Assignment No 3

Title
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF PERSONAL RESOURCE INVENTORY

Author
Aisha Bano & Alay Ahmad

Introduction
Personal resource is basically used for personality strengths which have positive dimensionality
as their unique features. Many researches have been conducted to explain the positive features of
personal resource. Luthans, Youssef, and Avolio (2007) operationally defined personal resource
through virtues (individual strengths) of hope, resilience, optimism and self-efficacy. Then they
documented these constructs and develop a theory called psychological capital. They elaborate
these four dimension by saying this : having confidence to put necessary efforts in challenging
task for success (self-efficacy) and make positive attribution about success in future (optimism),
preserving to that goal until it will be succeed (hope) and after facing problems and adversity
sustaining to attain success (resiliency).

After comparing with broaden-and-build theory of Fredrickson, they demonstrates that positive
emotions over a period of time increases in resources of increased mindfulness, purpose in life,
social support life satisfaction and decreases depressive symptoms.

Objective:
The main objective of this study is:

1. To develop an indigenized Personal Resource Inventory (PRI) 

2. To investigate the factor structure of the indigenized Personal Resource 

Inventory (PRI) for Pakistani culture. 

Sample size

451 employees working in private, government or semi-government with mean age

28.
Methods
For explaining the objectives of the study three phases generated:

Phase 1: Construct Domain Specification and Item Pool Generation

This phase comprise of 7 steps:

Step 1: In this step data was collected from our sample by distributing handouts or by
interviews and total of 179 items were generated by this step.

Step 2: Analysis with the help of 4 experts and after review only 75 items were selected.

Step 3: After further analysis from four more experts, items are categorized into their relevant
dimension according to their definition.

Step 4: In this, non-representative item were discarded and 45 items were obtained for newly
constructed scale.

Step 5: 45 items presented in questionnaire form along with Likert type scale having six
response option.

Step 6: In this step, the initial questionnaire was presented to samples of 30 which had
prospective subjects' characteristics and were working in private, semi government and
government organizations. This step yielded results showing that the instrument has face
validity, is readable and comprehendible.

Step 7: This step finalized the demographic information sheet to collect information like age,
educational qualification, gender and work experience.

PHASE 2:  Investigation of Factor Structure of Personal Resource Inventory