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Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale in Two S panish Multi‐occupational Samples
Author(s) -
Extremera Natalio,
SánchezGarcía Manuel,
Durán Ma Auxiliadora,
Rey Lourdes
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2012.00583.x
Subject(s) - psychology , work engagement , burnout , depersonalization , confirmatory factor analysis , discriminant validity , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , occupational burnout , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , occupational stress , structural equation modeling , social psychology , emotional exhaustion , psychometrics , work (physics) , statistics , internal consistency , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
The aim of this study was to provide some evidence of reliability and validity of the 15‐item S panish version of the U trecht W ork E ngagement S cale ( UWES ) between two multi‐occupational samples. In two different studies, 525 human services employees (study 1; males = 233; females = 292) and 409 multi‐occupational employees (study 2; males = 179; females = 230) completed the S panish UWES . In study 1, our results revealed satisfactory levels of reliability for each subscale. In addition, the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the three‐factor model fitted better than the one‐factor model and supported the theoretical three‐factor structure (vigor, dedication, and absorption). Furthermore, results from the multi‐sample analysis found strict factorial invariance of the S panish UWES across gender, suggesting that the UWES factors show the same composition and interpretation in both groups. In study 2, our results once again confirmed the same three‐factor structure for the S panish UWES . We found support for theoretically proposed two‐factor model including: (1) emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and (2) all three dimensions of engagement plus personal accomplishment. We also found evidence of convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity with respect to burnout, life satisfaction, and perceived stress. In short, our results provide empirical support for structural validity of the S panish UWES in multi‐occupational workers.