Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México
The areas of work life scale (AWS) has shown to be a suitable marker of perceived fit between employees’ abilities and the psychosocial demands of the job, but validation studies are practically nonexistent in the Latino population. The purpose of this study was twofold: firstly, to examine the fact...
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| description | The areas of work life scale (AWS) has shown to be a suitable marker of perceived fit between employees’ abilities and the psychosocial demands of the job, but validation studies are practically nonexistent in the Latino population. The purpose of this study was twofold: firstly, to examine the factor structure, reliability, and invariance between sex and occupation of the AWS scale, and secondly, to test the AWS–burnout relationship within the framework of the structural mediational model proposed by Leiter and Maslach (2005). N = 305 health workers and N = 324 teachers from different work settings answered the AWS and MBI-GS scales. In this study, 64.4% of the participants were females (N = 405), and the mean age was 34.7 (sd = 11.7, rank = 56). Robust methods for statistical analyses were used. The results showed that the original version had marginal fit indices due to a method effect (negative phrasing items), and when seven negative items were removed, a final best model was found (CFI = 0.997; RMSEA = 0.060; SRMRu = 0.047). Non-invariance between occupation and sex was found, and the internal consistency was from marginal to satisfactory (ω = 0.658 to 0.840). The mediational structural model tested confirmed the expected associations between AWS and burnout. In conclusion, the Mexican translation of the AWS in its 22-reduced version showed reliability and validity in Mexican work contexts, specifically in healthcare workers and teachers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5abf6721a5f4f119a8ab7f43daf83202023-11-19T00:52:38ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-08-011381521153810.3390/ejihpe13080111Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in MéxicoArturo Juárez-García0César Merino-Soto1Javier García-Rivas2Centro de Investigación Transdisciplinar e Psicología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca Morelos 62350, MexicoInstituto de Investigación de Psicología, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima 15048, PeruCentro Interamericano de Estudios de Seguridad Social (CIESS), Ciudad de Mexico 10200, MexicoThe areas of work life scale (AWS) has shown to be a suitable marker of perceived fit between employees’ abilities and the psychosocial demands of the job, but validation studies are practically nonexistent in the Latino population. The purpose of this study was twofold: firstly, to examine the factor structure, reliability, and invariance between sex and occupation of the AWS scale, and secondly, to test the AWS–burnout relationship within the framework of the structural mediational model proposed by Leiter and Maslach (2005). N = 305 health workers and N = 324 teachers from different work settings answered the AWS and MBI-GS scales. In this study, 64.4% of the participants were females (N = 405), and the mean age was 34.7 (sd = 11.7, rank = 56). Robust methods for statistical analyses were used. The results showed that the original version had marginal fit indices due to a method effect (negative phrasing items), and when seven negative items were removed, a final best model was found (CFI = 0.997; RMSEA = 0.060; SRMRu = 0.047). Non-invariance between occupation and sex was found, and the internal consistency was from marginal to satisfactory (ω = 0.658 to 0.840). The mediational structural model tested confirmed the expected associations between AWS and burnout. In conclusion, the Mexican translation of the AWS in its 22-reduced version showed reliability and validity in Mexican work contexts, specifically in healthcare workers and teachers.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/8/111AWS scalepsychosocial stressorsburnout predictors |
| spellingShingle | Arturo Juárez-García César Merino-Soto Javier García-Rivas Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education AWS scale psychosocial stressors burnout predictors |
| title | Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México |
| title_full | Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México |
| title_short | Psychometric Validity of the Areas of Work Life Scale (AWS) in Teachers and Healthcare Workers in México |
| title_sort | psychometric validity of the areas of work life scale aws in teachers and healthcare workers in mexico |
| topic | AWS scale psychosocial stressors burnout predictors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/8/111 |
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