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A psychometric evaluation of measures of effective well-being in an insurance company

Author(s) -

Wentzel Coetzer,

Sebastiaan Rothmann

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

sa journal of industrial psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.438

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2071-0763

pISSN - 0258-5200

DOI - 10.4102/sajip.v33i2.372

Subject(s) - burnout , cynicism , work engagement , psychology , equivalence (formal languages) , scale (ratio) , construct (python library) , construct validity , structural equation modeling , social psychology , work (physics) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , applied psychology , statistics , mathematics , computer science , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language , engineering , politics , political science , law , discrete mathematics

The objectives of this study were to validate two measures of affective well-being, namely the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) for employees in an insurance company, to assess their construct equivalence for different language groups and to determine the relationship between burnout and work engagement. A cross-sectional survey design with an availability sample (N = 613) was used. The MBI, UWES and a biographical questionnaire were administered. Structural equation modelling confirmed a three-factor model of burnout, consisting of Exhaustion, Cynicism and Professional Efficacy and a three-factor model of work engagement consisting of Vigour, Dedication and Absorption. Acceptable construct equivalence of the three-factor model of burnout and work engagement for different language groups was confirmed. A second-order factor analysis of the scales resulted in two factors, namely burnout and work engagement

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