Development and initial validation of the multidimensional dispositional greed assessment (MDGA) with adults

Abstract

This article presents the development and assessment of the Multidimensional Dispositional Greed Assessment (MDGA) scores, designed to measure adults’ dispositional greed. We present two studies detailing (a) the construction and administration of the MDGA to an initial sample of adults (study 1, exploratory factor analysis [EFA]; N = 875), and (b) the administration of the MDGA to a validating sample of adults (confirmatory factor analysis [CFA]; N = 922) and examining evidence of convergent validity (study 2). The EFA results identified a 21-item MDGA exploratory model, accounting for 73.97% of the variance and encompassing three factors, including Insatiable Pursuit for More at all Costs, Desire for More, and Retention Motivation. The CFA results validated a three-factor oblique 20-item MDGA model, accounting for 59.1% of the variance, and evidence of convergent validity. The MDGA is a promising self-report measure for scholars investigating the construct of dispositional greed.

Keywords

• confirmatory factor analysis
• counseling
• exploratory factor analysis
• multidimensional dispositional greed
• psychological assessment