Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Int J Behav Med. 2012 Sep;19(3):391-7. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9173-6.
Work engagement is a positive work-related state of fulfillment characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Previous studies have operationalized the construct through development of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Apart from the original three-factor 17-item version of the instrument (UWES-17), there exists a nine-item shortened revised version (UWES-9).
The current study explored the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale in terms of factorial validity, scale reliability, descriptive statistics, and construct validity.
A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in 2009 among 992 workers from over 30 elderly service units in Hong Kong.
Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a better fit for the three-factor model of the UWES-9 than the UWES-17 and the one-factor model of the UWES-9. The three factors showed acceptable internal consistency and strong correlations with factors in the original versions. Engagement was negatively associated with perceived stress and burnout while positively with age and holistic care climate.
The UWES-9 demonstrates adequate psychometric properties, supporting its use in future research in the Chinese context.
工作投入是一种积极的与工作相关的满足状态,其特点是活力、奉献和专注。先前的研究通过开发乌得勒支工作投入量表对该结构进行了操作化。除了该工具的原始三因素 17 项版本(UWES-17)之外,还存在一个九项缩短的修订版本(UWES-9)。
本研究旨在从因子有效性、量表可靠性、描述性统计和构念有效性等方面探讨乌得勒支工作投入量表中文版的心理测量特性。
2009 年,在香港 30 多个老年人服务单位中,对 992 名工作人员进行了横断面问卷调查。
验证性因素分析显示,UWES-9 的三因素模型比 UWES-17 的更适合,而 UWES-9 的单因素模型则不太适合。这三个因素表现出可接受的内部一致性和与原始版本中因素的强烈相关性。投入与感知压力和倦怠呈负相关,而与年龄和整体护理氛围呈正相关。
UWES-9 具有足够的心理测量特性,支持其在中国背景下的未来研究中使用。