Jessica,
What precisely do you want to measure? If it's whether or not someone
moonlights or the type of moonlighting, why would one need a multi-item
"scale"? This is a fairly object construct. Moonlighting is typically
defined as holding more than one job. One might differentiate between
those with two or more part-time jobs and those with a full-time job
coupled with a part-time job. In any case, a simple question or two
should identify individuals who moonlight from those who do not and the
type of moonlighting. There is a lot of information out there. A Google
search or a PsychINFO search will find a lot of it.
Some examples are:
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/newsletter/jk_595.pdf
http://www.census.gov/sipp/workpapr/wp220.pdf
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1987/02/rpt1full.pdf
The Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes prevalence data on
multiple job holders (moonlighters) got to the BLS website. Also go to
the webpage for the Monthly Labor Review published by the BLS:
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/
Look under index and go to M (go to bottom of this page and you can click
on a number of articles on multiple job holders):
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/indexm.htm
The items used by the BLS in their various surveys are usually accessible
on line, so you can see what items they use--check the articles for leads.
If you want to measure something other than whether or not a person
moonlights or the type of moonlighting, something like satisfaction with
or distress related to holding more than one job, then you might need a
multiple-item "scale." But it's not clear what you really want to assess.
Hope this helps.
Mike Frone
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Dear colleagues,
I’m interested in finding a measure of employee moonlighting. I’ve
seen the topic in several articles (e.g. Hulin, 1991; Inness, Barling,
& Turner, 2005). However, other than a one-item measure directly
asking participants about their moonlighting status (Jamall, 1986), I
have yet to find a moonlighting scale. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you.
Jessica B. Rodell
PhD Student
University of Florida
Warrington College of Business Administration
jessica.rodell@cba.ufl.edu