A factor confirmation and convergent validity of the " areas of worklife scale" (AWS) to Spanish translation

Gascón, S. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Leiter, M. P. ; Stright, N. ; Santed, M. A. ; Montero-Marín, J. ; Andrés, E. ; Asensio-Martínez, A. ; García-Campayo, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Background: Perceived incongruity between the individual and the job on work-life areas such as workload, control, reward, fairness, community and values have implications for the dimensions of burnout syndrome. The “Areas of Work-life Scale” (AWS) is a practical instrument to measure employees´ perceptions of their work environments.
AIMS: Validate a Spanish translation of the AWS, and it relationship with Masclach Burnout Inventory dimensions.
Methods: The study was conducted in three medium-sized hospitals and seven rural and urban Primary Care centres (N = 871) in Spain. The “Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey” (MBI-GS) and AWS were applied. We developed a complete psychometric analysis of its reliability, and validity.
Results: Data on the reliability supported a good internal consistency (Cronbach a between .71, and .85). Construct validity was confirmed by a six factor model of the AWS as a good measure of work environments (¿2 (352) = 806.21, p < 0.001; ¿2/df = 2.29; CFI = 0.935, RMSEA = 0.039); concurrent validity was analysed for its relationship with other measures (opposing dimensions to burnout, and MBI), and each correlation between dimensions and subdimensions were statistically significant; as well, predictive validity, by a series of Multiple Regression Analysis examined the resulting patterns of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) confirms the relationship between the work-life areas and burnout dimensions.
Conclusions: Leiter and Maslach’s AWS has been an important instrument in exploring several work-life factors that contribute to burnout. This scale can now be used to assess the quality of work-life in order to design and assess the need for intervention programs in Spanish-speaking countries.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-63

Año: 2013

Publicado en: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 11, 63 (2013), [11 pp.]
ISSN: 1477-7525

Factor impacto JCR: 2.099 (2013)

Categ. JCR: HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES rank: 19 / 70 = 0.271 (2013) - Q2 - T1
Categ. JCR: HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES rank: 32 / 86 = 0.372 (2013) - Q2 - T2

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Area Psiquiatría (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)
Área (Departamento): Área Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)