Development and Validation of the Chinese Version of Indiana Job Satisfaction Scale (CV-IJSS) for People with Mental Illness

Hector W.H. Tsang and Alvin Wong
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Hector W.H. Tsang: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, rshtsang@polyu.edu.hk
Alvin Wong: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2005, vol. 51, issue 2, 177-191

Abstract: Job satisfaction has been increasingly regarded as an important outcome of vocational rehabilitation programs among people with mental illness. Chinese measures of job satisfaction for individuals with mental illness are however extremely scarce. The aim of this study was to translate the 32-item Indiana Job Satisfaction Scale to Chinese. By means of the expert panel method, the culturally relevant 28-item Chinese Version of Indiana Job Satisfaction Scale (CV-IJSS) was then finalized. A validation study among a group of 125 individuals with mental illness showed that the scale had acceptable psychometric properties. Coefficient alpha of the total score was 0.81 with subscales ranging from 0.63 to 0.87. Test re-test reliability as measured by ICC was 0.77 for the total score and ranged from 0.54 to 0.72 for the subscales. Factorial analysis yielded a four factor solution (general satisfaction, job ambiguity and stress, advancement and security, and job recognition) accounting for 44% of the total variance. The factor solution had similarities as well as differences when compared with the Indiana Job Satisfaction Scale. The differences are discussed in the light of cultural differences. Relationship between scores of CV-IJSS and work performance, quality of life and self-esteem was positive in general which may act as evidence to its concurrent validity. The Chinese Version of Indiana Job Satisfaction Scale is ready for use by rehabilitation professionals to assess vocational rehabilitation outcome for individuals with mental illness in Hong Kong and other Chinese societies. Directions for further studies are suggested.

Keywords: job satisfaction; mental illness; validation; vocational rehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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