The Assessment of Psychosocial Work Conditions and Their Relationship to Well-Being: A Multi-Study Report

Isabell Kuczynski, Martin Mädler, Yacine Taibi and Jessica Lang
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Isabell Kuczynski: Teaching and Research Area for Occupational Health Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Martin Mädler: Teaching and Research Area for Occupational Health Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Yacine Taibi: Teaching and Research Area for Occupational Health Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Jessica Lang: Teaching and Research Area for Occupational Health Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-23

Abstract: The aim of this multi-study report is to present a questionnaire that enables researchers and practitioners to assess and evaluate psychosocial risks related to well-being. In Study 1, we conducted a cross-sectional online-survey in 15 German companies from 2016 to 2017 to verify factor- and criterion-related validity. Data consisted of 1151 employee self-ratings. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses resulted in an eight-factor structure (CFI = 0.902, RMSEA = 0.058, and SRMR = 0.070). All scales held to excellent internal consistency values (α = 0.65–0.90) and were related significantly to well-being ( r = 0.17–0.35, p < 0.001). A second, longitudinal study in 2018 showed satisfying convergent and discriminant validity ( N = 293) to scales from KFZA and COPSOQ. Test-retest reliability ( N = 73; α = 0.65–0.88, p < 0.05) was also good. The instrument provides incremental validity above existing instruments since it explains additional variance in well-being.

Keywords: well-being; psychosocial risk factors at work; questionnaire validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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