| Title: | Development and psychometric validation of the museum quality and museum perceived value scales |
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| Authors: | ID Rakuša, Nika (Author)
ID Pisnik, Aleksandra (Author)
ID Malc, Domen (Author)
ID Milfelner, Borut (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/7/9/289
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | EPF - Faculty of Business and Economics
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| Abstract: | Reliable and culturally appropriate measurement instruments are essential for advancing museum research and enabling meaningful comparisons across studies. However, evidence regarding the psychometric performance of existing scales outside their original cultural settings remains limited. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically validate integrated measures of museum quality and museum perceived value in the Slovenian museum context by combining newly developed items with items adapted from established measurement instruments. Scale development followed a multi-study design. First, measurement items were developed and evaluated through expert assessment to establish content validity. The scales were then refined using exploratory factor analysis and subsequently validated through confirmatory factor analysis to assess their factorial structure, reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity using an independent sample of museum visitors. Finally, nomological validity was examined by testing the relationships between museum quality, perceived value, and visitor satisfaction. The findings supported the proposed multidimensional structure of both scales and demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties. The validated instruments provide reliable measures for assessing museum quality and perceived value in the Slovenian museum context and offer a methodological foundation for future research and further validation of these constructs in other cultural settings. Replication with larger samples is recommended to obtain more robust estimates of latent factor correlations. |
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| Keywords: | museum quality, museum perceived value, scale development, psychometric validation |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 03.08.2026 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 04.09.2026 |
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| Publication date: | 08.09.2026 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-32 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 7, iss. 29 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-100589  |
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| UDC: | 069.01:303.62 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2673-5768 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 292521731 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/tourhosp7090289 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 25.09.2026 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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