Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona, Lungadige Porta Vittoria 17, 37129 Verona, Italy.
History, Society and Human Studies Department, University of Salento, Via di Valesio 24, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 21;19(6):3724. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063724.
The present study provides evidence for a valid and reliable tool, the Academic Quality at Work Tool (AQ@workT), to investigate the quality of life at work in academics within the Italian university sector. The AQ@workT was developed by the QoL@Work research team, namely a group of expert academics in the field of work and organizational psychology affiliated with the Italian Association of Psychologists. The tool is grounded in the job demands-resources model and its psychometric properties were assessed in three studies comprising a wide sample of lecturers, researchers, and professors: a pilot study (N = 120), a calibration study (N = 1084), and a validation study (N = 1481). Reliability and content, construct, and nomological validity were supported, as well as measurement invariance across work role (researchers, associate professors, and full professors) and gender. Evidence from the present study shows that the AQ@workT represents a useful and reliable tool to assist university management to enhance quality of life, to manage work-related stress, and to mitigate the potential for harm to academics, particularly during a pandemic. Future studies, such as longitudinal tests of the AQ@workT, should test predictive validity among the variables in the tool.
本研究提供了证据，证明了一种有效的、可靠的工具，即学术工作质量工具（AQ@workT），可以用来调查意大利大学学术界工作者的生活质量。AQ@workT 是由 QoL@Work 研究团队开发的，该团队由工作和组织心理学领域的专家学者组成，隶属于意大利心理学家协会。该工具基于工作要求-资源模型，其心理测量学特性在三项研究中得到了评估，研究对象包括广泛的讲师、研究人员和教授样本：一项试点研究（N=120）、一项校准研究（N=1084）和一项验证研究（N=1481）。该工具的可靠性、内容、结构和效标效度得到了支持，同时还具有跨工作角色（研究人员、副教授和正教授）和性别的不变性。本研究的证据表明，AQ@workT 是一种有用且可靠的工具，可以帮助大学管理层提高生活质量、管理与工作相关的压力，并减轻对学术界人士的潜在伤害，特别是在大流行期间。未来的研究，如对 AQ@workT 的纵向测试，应该检验工具中变量的预测效度。
