Item-Level Psychometric Analysis of the Psychosocial Processes at Work Scale (PROPSIT) in Workers

Merino-Soto, César; García, Arturo Juárez; Salinas-Escudero, Guillermo; Toledano‐Toledano, Filiberto

doi:10.3390/ijerph19137972

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“…Removing these items from the instrument notably enhanced its reliability and item-total correlation. Conversely, the remaining LAS items were deemed sufficiently clear and effective in measuring the intended construct 44 , 71 , 90 , 91 .…”

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Exploring the Loss Aversion Scale’s psychometric properties in Spain

Cabedo-Peris,

Merino-Soto,

Chans

et al. 2024

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Loss aversion is a psychological construct defined as a tendency to value potential losses more than gains in a situation that requires decision-making. The Loss Aversion Scale (LAS, eight items) measures an individual’s loss aversion to various situations. However, the generalization of its psychometric properties to different population groups is unknown. This study aimed to validate the LAS instrument for use among Spanish university adults. To this end, two studies were conducted: a content validity study calculating the substantive validity (N = 24) of the instrument’s translation from original English to Spanish and a study of internal structure and association (N = 766) among Spanish university men and women aged 18–35. The analyses performed for each sample indicated that the instrument had adequate validity and reliability values as a one-dimensional measure; however, items 5 and 8 had to be removed. Their scores indicated moderate-magnitude correlations with social desirability. This article debates the study’s limitations, practical implications, and future lines of research based on the results. The conclusion is that the Loss Aversion Scale instrument suits general Spanish population samples and requires probable methodological control concerning social desirability.

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“…To thoroughly examine the evidence, we performed a quantitative item analysis to assess the content’s validity 44 and determine its substantive validity. In the present study, the substantive validity assessed concerns the measurement structure of the LAS, not the underlying processes linked to the construct 45 .…”

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Exploring the Loss Aversion Scale’s psychometric properties in Spain

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Merino-Soto,

Chans

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“…To provide statistical characteristics of the items and test the content validity of the scale ( Merino-Soto et al, 2022 ), we performed item analyses using descriptive statistics such as response frequency, and response similarity. Moreover, to assess the latent factor structure of the UWSS measure, we utilized Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and calculated the factor loadings of scale items ( Tabachnick and Fidell, 2007 ).…”

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Adaptation and validation of the university-to-work success scale among Chinese university graduates

Jin,

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionWhether university graduates successfully make the transition from the university to work is critical for their career development. However, a comprehensive measurement of university-to-work success (UWS) that applies across different contexts remains lacking.MethodsTo address this gap, we adapted and validated the first comprehensive UWS measurement, the university-to-work success scale (UWSS), among samples of Chinese university graduates with three studies. We also provided new construct validity evidence for the scale and examined its measurement invariance across gender.ResultsThe findings of the current study showed that the 24-item UWSS-Chinese version clearly showed four factors (career satisfaction, income and financial independence, confidence in career future, and adaptation to work) that were consistent with the original scale. Moreover, construct validity analysis revealed that UWSS was positively associated with proposed antecedents (i.e., career adaptability) and outcome (i.e., adult identity). It also showed incremental validity over general indicators of career success (i.e., career adaptability) in predicting adult identity establishment. Additionally, the measurement also showed measurement invariance across gender.DiscussionOverall, these findings implied that the UWSS-Chinese version had good psychometric properties to be used in future studies and practice in China.

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Review of the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Spanish version in a sample of Puerto Rican workers

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BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the internal structure and assess the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in a Puerto Rican sample of workers. This instrument is a nine-item questionnaire, which was conceptualized as a unidimensional structure; however, there are mixed results regarding this internal structure. This measure is used in the occupational health psychology context in organizations in Puerto Rico; nevertheless, there is little evidence of its psychometric properties with samples of workers.Materials and methodsA total of 955 samples from two different study samples were used in this cross-sectional study design in which the PHQ-9 was used. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis, bifactor analysis, and random intercept item factor analysis to examine the internal structure of the PHQ-9. Moreover, a two-factor model was examined by randomly assigning items to the two factors. Measurement invariance across sex and the relationship with other constructs were examined.ResultsThe best-fitted model was the bifactor model followed by the random intercept item factor. The five sets of two-factor models with items randomly assigned obtained acceptable and similar fit indices regardless of the items.ConclusionThe results suggest that the PHQ-9 appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to measure depression. The more parsimonious interpretation of its scores, for now, is a unidimensional structure. Comparison across sex appears to be useful in occupational health psychology research settings since the results suggest that the PHQ-9 is invariant regarding this variable.

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Item-Level Psychometric Analysis of the Psychosocial Processes at Work Scale (PROPSIT) in Workers

Cited by 5 publications

References 69 publications

Exploring the Loss Aversion Scale’s psychometric properties in Spain

Exploring the Loss Aversion Scale’s psychometric properties in Spain

Adaptation and validation of the university-to-work success scale among Chinese university graduates

Review of the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Spanish version in a sample of Puerto Rican workers

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