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Validation of new psychosocial factors questionnaires: A Colombian national study
Author(s) -
Villalobos Gloria H.,
Vargas Angélica M.,
Rondón Martin A.,
Felknor Sarah A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22070
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , concurrent validity , construct validity , internal consistency , reliability (semiconductor) , external validity , clinical psychology , psychometrics , gerontology , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract Background The study of workers' health problems possibly associated with stressful conditions requires valid and reliable tools for monitoring risk factors. The present study validates two questionnaires to assess psychosocial risk factors for stress‐related illnesses within a sample of Colombian workers. Methods The validation process was based on a representative sample survey of 2,360 Colombian employees, aged 18–70 years. Worker response rate was 90%; 46% of the responders were women. Internal consistency was calculated, construct validity was tested with factor analysis and concurrent validity was tested with Spearman correlations. Results The questionnaires demonstrated adequate reliability (0.88–0.95). Factor analysis confirmed the dimensions proposed in the measurement model. Concurrent validity resulted in significant correlations with stress and health symptoms. Conclusions “Work and Non‐work Psychosocial Factors Questionnaires” were found to be valid and reliable for the assessment of workers' psychosocial factors, and they provide information for research and intervention. Am. J. Ind. Med. 56:111–123, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.