The Working Conditions Questionnaire: cross-cultural validation and scale refinement in six Ibero-American countries
ISSN: 0142-5455
Article publication date: 28 December 2020
Issue publication date: 13 July 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Working conditions constitute an important predictor of worker's wellbeing and, consequently, of organizational outcomes. The Working Conditions Questionnaire is derived from a theoretical framework in which working conditions within the organization are formulated as a triple relationship between the environment, the method and the individual. Previous studies have assessed the psychometric properties of this instrument, but its measurement invariance has not been evaluated before. In this context, this study's objective was to examine and validate the dimensionality of the questionnaire and to evaluate its measurement invariance across six Ibero-American countries.
Design/methodology/approach
Data collected from 7,404 professionals from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Spain were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis.
Findings
Construct validity and reliability were confirmed. Also, results allowed to propose a refined version of the instrument in Spanish and Portuguese and confirmed its measurement invariance across six Ibero-American countries.
Originality/value
The study extends the current research by demonstrating the cross-cultural applicability of this instrument, improving future research in these six Ibero-American countries.
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Acknowledgements
Author contribution: Both authors contributed equally to this work.
Citation
Ochoa Pacheco, P. and Coello-Montecel, D. (2021), "The Working Conditions Questionnaire: cross-cultural validation and scale refinement in six Ibero-American countries", Employee Relations, Vol. 43 No. 5, pp. 1016-1028. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-05-2020-0240
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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