Factor Structure of the Rahim Leader Power Inventory (Rlpi) with Clinical Female Student Supervisees

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to test the construct validity of scores based on the five-factor structure (i.e., the five power bases) of the Rahim Leader Power Inventory (RLPI) when administered to student clinical supervisees. A sample of 276 female graduate students enrolled in clinical practica in speech-language pathology provided perceptions of their supervisors’ use of power. Factor analytic methods were used to identify factors for comparison to those that had emerged in the RLPI standardization study of a national random sample of 476 executives. The five-factor structure of the RLPI was substantiated with these clinical supervisees.