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Evidence on the reliability and construct validity of Warr's (1990) well‐being and mental health measures
Author(s) -
Sevastos Peter,
Smith Leigh,
Cordery John L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1992.tb00482.x
Subject(s) - psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , mental health , exploratory factor analysis , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , test validity , psychometrics , sample (material) , validity , collar , social psychology , structural equation modeling , clinical psychology , applied psychology , psychiatry , statistics , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , mathematics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , engineering
Warr's 1990 measures of job‐related well‐being and mental health are evaluated using data from a large sample ( N = 3044) of white‐collar employees within a large public service organization. Analyses based on age, gender and job characteristics produced similar findings to those reported by Warr. However, a confirmatory factor analysis failed to find support for the underlying model. Also, exploratory factor analysis pointed to some problems with the mental health scales. Recommendations for the improvement of the measures and modifications to the well‐being model follow.