Ultrashort Version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3): A Psychometric Assessment

César Merino-Soto, Milagros Lozano-Huamán, Sadith Lima-Mendoza, Gustavo Calderón de la Cruz, Arturo Juárez-García and Filiberto Toledano-Toledano
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César Merino-Soto: Instituto de Investigación en Psicología, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima 15024, Peru
Milagros Lozano-Huamán: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru
Sadith Lima-Mendoza: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru
Gustavo Calderón de la Cruz: Instituto de Investigación en Psicología, Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima 15024, Peru
Arturo Juárez-García: Centro de Investigación Transdisciplinar en Psicología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62350, Mexico
Filiberto Toledano-Toledano: Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Basada en Evidencias, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City 06720, Mexico

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: The objective was to determine the validity of the UWES-3, an ultrashort measure of work engagement lacking evidence in Hispanic populations. In total, 200 workers with heterogeneous positions and careers from Metropolitan Lima were enrolled via nonprobabilistic sampling. The UWES-3 and measures of external variables (work accidents, stress overload, and others) were used. Data were collected through a web platform. Items were analysed, nonparametric response theory methods (Mokken scale analysis and Ramsay curves) were applied to the items, and ordinal and linear regression were used to determine the relationships with external variables. The items had statistically similar distributional properties and monotonic associations with external variables but with fewer functional response options. The UWES-3 complied with the monotonic homogeneity model and invariant ordering of items; the scaling of the items, score (greater than 0.80), and reliability (0.94) were high. With the effects of age and sex controlled, the UWES-3 significantly predicted minor accidents at work and job satisfaction and revealed effects of stress overload and perceived efficacy. The theoretical implications of the UWES-3 as a brief unidimensional measure integrating the three original dimensions of the instrument and the practical implications of its use for research and professional practice are discussed.

Keywords: engagement; validity; job satisfaction; accidents at work; stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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