Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to perform a psychometric analysis (acceptability, reliability and factor structure) of the Chilean version of the new Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES). The data is drawn from a sample of 4,248 private salaried workers with a formal contract from the fir...
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| author | Alejandra Vives-Vergara Francisca González-López Orielle Solar Pamela Bernales-Baksai María José González Joan Benach |
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| description | Abstract: The purpose of this study is to perform a psychometric analysis (acceptability, reliability and factor structure) of the Chilean version of the new Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES). The data is drawn from a sample of 4,248 private salaried workers with a formal contract from the first Chilean Employment Conditions, Work, Health and Quality of Life (ENETS) survey, applied to a nationally representative sample of the Chilean workforce in 2010. Item and scale-level statistics were performed to assess scaling properties, acceptability and reliability. The six-dimensional factor structure was examined with confirmatory factor analysis. The scale exhibited high acceptability (roughly 80%) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.83) and the factor structure was confirmed. One subscale (rights) demonstrated poorer metric properties without compromising the overall scale. The Chilean version of the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES-Ch) demonstrated good metric properties, pointing to its suitability for use in epidemiologic and public health research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0295fb686444a83993ebcb76924e5a92022-12-22T01:35:06ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-446433310.1590/0102-311x00156215S0102-311X2017000305017Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workersAlejandra Vives-VergaraFrancisca González-LópezOrielle SolarPamela Bernales-BaksaiMaría José GonzálezJoan BenachAbstract: The purpose of this study is to perform a psychometric analysis (acceptability, reliability and factor structure) of the Chilean version of the new Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES). The data is drawn from a sample of 4,248 private salaried workers with a formal contract from the first Chilean Employment Conditions, Work, Health and Quality of Life (ENETS) survey, applied to a nationally representative sample of the Chilean workforce in 2010. Item and scale-level statistics were performed to assess scaling properties, acceptability and reliability. The six-dimensional factor structure was examined with confirmatory factor analysis. The scale exhibited high acceptability (roughly 80%) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.83) and the factor structure was confirmed. One subscale (rights) demonstrated poorer metric properties without compromising the overall scale. The Chilean version of the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES-Ch) demonstrated good metric properties, pointing to its suitability for use in epidemiologic and public health research.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000305017&lng=en&tlng=enSaúde do TrabalhadorEmpregoQuestionários |
| spellingShingle | Alejandra Vives-Vergara Francisca González-López Orielle Solar Pamela Bernales-Baksai María José González Joan Benach Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers Cadernos de Saúde Pública Saúde do Trabalhador Emprego Questionários |
| title | Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers |
| title_full | Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers |
| title_fullStr | Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers |
| title_short | Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers |
| title_sort | precarious employment in chile psychometric properties of the chilean version of employment precariousness scale in private sector workers |
| topic | Saúde do Trabalhador Emprego Questionários |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000305017&lng=en&tlng=en |
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