Validation of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) with Supervisors’ Self-Ratings

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 49-53

  Torres, Elisa M ^a,b,c   Ehrhart, Mark G ^c,d   Beidas, Rinad S ^e   Farahnak, Lauren R ^d   Finn, Natalie K ^a,b,c   Aarons, Gregory A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Organizational Research on Implementation and Leadership (CORIL)   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Implementation; Leadership; Measurement; Supervisors

Indexed keywords

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85011851511     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: 15732789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-017-0114-y     Document Type: Article

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