A psychometric analysis of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale in Indian banking sector

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the psychometric properties of different versions of Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in the Indian context in terms of factorial validity, scale reliability, descriptive statistics and construct validity. Design/methodology/approach The data collected through a cross-sectional survey among 467 women employees from banking sector in India and structural equation modeling has been performed for the analysis. Findings Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a better fit for the three-factor model of UWES-9 than the other versions. Work engagement is positively related to in-role performance and negatively related to turnover intention. Research limitations/implications The study recommends further longitudinal studies in this area. Practical implications More studies and practical investigations can be conducted in organizations, academics and societies since the current study explored the appropriate version of UWES in the Indian context. Originality/value This is a key study which analyses psychometric properties of UWES in Indian banking sector by considering all its versions.

Employee engagement and performance: a systematic literature review

“…In the remaining studies, researchers have benefited from other modeling approaches, such as multilevel linear regression, Bayesian methods, or canonical discriminant analysis (Table 7). Alessandri et al, 2018;Alfes and Truss, 2013;Ali et al, 2018;Anitha, 2014;Bakker et al, 2012;Barnes and Collier, 2013;Benn et al, 2015;Castanheira, 2016;Chughtai and Buckley, 2011;Coco and Jamison, 2011;Eldor, 2017;Findikli, 2015;Freeney and Fellenz, 2013;Gorgievski and Moriano, 2014;Gutermann et al, 2017;Halbesleben and Wheeler, 2008;Karatepe and Olugbade, 2016;Kašpárková et al, 2018;Kataria et al, 2013;Kim and Koo, 2017;Kovjanic and Schuh, 2013;Lathabhavan et al, 2017;Lazauskaite-Zabielske et al, 2018;Lorente and Salanova, 2014;Maden, 2015;Medlin and Green, 2009;Medlin et al, 2016;Myrden and Kelloway, 2015;Nazir and Islam, 2017;Park et al, 2017;Reijseger et al, 2017;Salanova and Agut, 2005;Shantz and Alfes, 2013;Shantz et al, 2016;Suan Choo, 2016;Suhartanto and Brien, 2018;Tims and Bakker, 2013;Tims et al, 2015;…”

“…Rather than a momentary and specific state, engagement refers to a more persistent and pervasive affective-cognitive state that is not focused on any particular object, event, individual, or behaviour". Schaufeli et al [2002] 54 studies: Akhtar et al, 2016;Alessandri et al, 2018;Ali et al, 2018;Bakker and Bal, 2010;Bakker et al, 2012;Bal and De Lange, 2015;Barnes and Collier, 2013;Castanheira, 2016;Cesário and Chambel, 2017;Chong and Lee, 2017;Chughtai and Buckley, 2011;Dijkhuizen et al, 2016;Eldor and Harpaz, 2016;Eldor, 2017;Farndale et al, 2014;Findikli, 2015;Fletcher, 2016;Freeney and Fellenz, 2013;Gordon and Demerouti, 2015;Gorgievski and Moriano, 2014;Gutermann et al, 2017;Halbesleben and Wheeler, 2008;Kapil and Rastogi, 2017;Karatepe, 2011;Karatepe and Olugbade, 2016;Kašpárková et al, 2018;Kataria et al, 2013;Kovjanic and Schuh, 2013;Lathabhavan et al, 2017;Lazauskaite-Zabielske et al, 2018;Lin et al, 2016;Lorente and Salanova, 2014;Maden, 2015;Mäkikangas et al, 2016;Menguc and Auh, 2013;Nazir e...…”

“…Research using the particular scale UWES-9 [Schaufeli et al, 2002] 9 items rated on 7-point scale: 3 vigor items, 3 dedication items, and 3 absorption items 47 studies: Akhtar et al, 2016;Alessandri et al, 2018;Ali et al, 2018;Bakker and Bal, 2010;Bakker et al, 2012;Bal and De Lange, 2015;Castanheira, 2016;Cesário and Chambel, 2017;Chughtai and Buckley, 2011;Dijkhuizen et al, 2016;Eldor and Harpaz, 2016;Eldor, 2017;Findikli, 2015;Fletcher, 2016;Freeney and Fellenz, 2013;Gordon and Demerouti, 2015;Gorgievski and Moriano, 2014;Gutermann et al, 2017;Kapil and Rastogi, 2017;Karatepe, 2011;Karatepe and Olugbade, 2016;Kašpárková et al, 2018;Kataria et al, 2013;Kovjanic and Schuh, 2013;Lathabhavan et al, 2017;Lorente and Salanova, 2014;Maden, 2015;Mäkikangas et al, 2016;Myrden and Kelloway, 2015;Nazir and Islam, 2017;Park et al, 2017;Rahman et al, 2017;Reijseger et al, 2017;Schmitt et al, 2016;Shantz and Alfes, 2013;Shantz et al, 2016;Shuck and Zigarmi, 2015 1 ;Steffens and Haslam, 2014;…”

“…Research studies using the particular data source Self-reported questionnaire 47 studies: Akhtar et al, 2016;Albdour and Altarawneh, 2014;Alfes and Truss, 2013;Ali et al, 2018;Anitha, 2014;Bal and De Lange, 2015;Barnes and Collier, 2013;Benn et al, 2015;Chong and Lee, 2017;Chughtai and Buckley, 2011;Dalal and Baysinger, 2012;Dash and Muthyala, 2016;Farndale et al, 2014;Findikli, 2015;Fletcher, 2016;Freeney and Fellenz, 2013;Gordon and Demerouti, 2015;Gorgievski and Moriano, 2014;Kapil and Rastogi, 2017;Karatepe and Olugbade, 2016;Kašpárková et al, 2018;Kataria et al, 2013;Kim and Koo, 2017;Lathabhavan et al, 2017;Lorente and Salanova, 2014;Maden, 2015;Mäkikangas et al, 2016;Medlin and Green, 2009;Medlin et al, 2016;Nazir and Islam, 2017;Park et al, 2017;Rahman et al, 2017;Reijseger et al, 2017;Saks, 2006;Shantz and Alfes, 2013;Shantz et al, 2016;Shuck and Zigarmi, 2015;Steffens and Haslam, 2014;Suan Choo, 2016;…”

A psychometric evaluation of the 17 itemed Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) in Uganda

“…Factorial frameworks meeting acceptable thresholds abound. Some support has been provided for the uni-dimensional factor structure (Alok, 2013;De Bruin, Hill, Henn, & Muller, 2013;Fong & Ho, 2015;Sautier et al, 2015;Shimazu et al, 2008;Vallières et al, 2017), some for the bi-factor model (Kulikowski, 2017) and some for the original tri-factor model (Hadassah & Balducci, 2013;Lathabhavan, Balasubramanian, & Natarajan, 2017). Therefore, the findings in regards to the UWES' dimensionality are still inconclusive.…”