Evaluating meaningful work: Psychometric properties of the Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI) in Italian context

Several authors have highlighted the importance of creating a useful tool to evaluate academic Burnout through the construction and validation of specific scales to evaluate academic Burnout. Based on the literature, the aim of this study is to evaluate in Italian university the psychometric properties of the SBI-U 9 scale for Academic Burnout in university students in Italy developed by Boada-Grau and colleagues. Study 1 (N=609) examined the factor structure of the scale (Male=45.6%, Female=54.4%; Mage= 21.9; SD=2.92). Study 2 (N=412) advanced the previous SBI-U 9 validation by testing its measurement equivalence across gender (Male=48.8%, Female= 51.2%) and different type of course of study (Technical-Mathematical-Scientific=33.5%, Medical- Scientific=32.5%, Scientific-Humanistic=34%) through Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Results confirmed a one higher-order factor structure with three first-order factors, the scale was found to be invariant across gender and different type of course of study. The findings advanced the general claim of SBI-U 9 showed an important tool for detecting the academic Burnout in university students in the Italian context, this is confirmed by the good psychometric properties of the scale.

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Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of Workplace Spirituality Scale in Pakistani Context School Teachers

Journal of Education and Educational Development ◽

10.22555/joeed.v8i2.413 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Aslam ◽

Abid Hussain Chaudhary

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Survey Design ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Meaningful Work ◽

Workplace Spirituality ◽

Public School Teachers ◽

School Teachers ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

Workplace Spirituality (WS) is recognized as inner state of individuals and an aspect of their working life. This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of Workplace Spirituality Scale (WPS) developed by Petchsawang and Duchon (2009) in Pakistani context school teachers. The participants for this study were 400 public school teachers. The present study was a quantitative research and cross-sectional survey design was applied. The data were collected personally by researchers and necessary guidelines were shared with the respondents. EFA and CFA were applied to evaluate the psychometric properties of Workplace Spirituality Scale (WPS) in Pakistani context. The results confirm the four factors model (transcendence, mindfulness, compassion and meaningful work) and generalizability of WPS. Furthermore, statistical analysis established adequate reliability and validity of WPS. The modifications in this scale are mentioned, and recommendations for further research are discussed.

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Italian Version of the Job Satisfaction Scale

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education ◽

10.3390/ejihpe11030080 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 1073-1087

Author(s):

Silvia Platania ◽

Pasquale Caponnetto ◽

Martina Morando ◽

Marilena Maglia ◽

Roberta Auditore ◽

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Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Self Report ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Job Satisfaction Survey ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Back Translation ◽

Italian Context

The JSS is based on the theoretical position that job satisfaction represented an affective or attitudinal reaction to a job, and today is one of the most popular instruments used in I-O psychology. This paper discusses the contribution to the validation of an Italian adaptation of the Job Satisfaction Survey. Five hundred and twenty-seven participants (258 men, 269 women) were enrolled to participate in this study, aged between 19 and 65 (Mage = 36.0, SD = 11.7). The sample mostly worked in public administration, in health care, and in the educational sector. A self-report questionnaire is used to investigate the psychometric properties of this scale, also measuring other variables. A back-translation procedure is used. The results pinpointed the goodness of the scale and the normality distribution. Confirmative factor analyses and multigroup confirmative factor analyses were performed to verify the factorial structure of the scale. The results confirmed the same factorial structure of the original version, suggesting a nine higher-order factor structure. The results from the multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that this factor solution was invariant across gender (men vs. women) and found evidence for metric invariance, uniqueness invariance, and scalar and structural invariance. The findings confirmed the applicability in the Italian context.

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Psychometric Properties, Measurement Invariance, and Construct Validity of the Italian Version of the Brand Hate Short Scale (BHS)

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12052103 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 2103

Author(s):

Silvia Platania ◽

Martina Morando ◽

Giuseppe Santisi

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Service Performance ◽

German Version ◽

Italian Version ◽

First Order ◽

Recovery Strategies ◽

Italian Context ◽

Brand Hate ◽

Do So

Brand hate can be defined as the consumer’s dissatisfaction with the product or service performance. The consumer’s hatred of the brand is related to the desire for revenge and avoidance. This kind of emotion does not remain only a desire; it is often transformed into real actions that lead to consumer behavior. Although the analysis of the literature provides useful insights and interesting suggestions about the phenomenon of brand hate, to date, very few studies and scales that are capable of measuring this phenomenon have been developed, especially in the Italian context. The present work investigated the psychometric properties of an Italian adaptation of the BHSs (N = 422) with the aim of verifying the same factor structure found in the original German version. Results confirmed a one-factor structure (first order, 6 items). Moreover, the scale was found to be invariant across gender. This suggests that companies must first have adequate systems and mechanisms in place to understand the reasons that drive consumers to hate the brand and implement recovery strategies to address this hatred. The achievement of sustainability or failure to do so can add to or detract from a brand’s value in the marketplace.

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Psychometric Properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in an Academic Healthcare Institution Sample in the U.S.

Evaluation & the Health Professions ◽

10.1177/0163278720934165 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 016327872093416

Author(s):

Carol R. Thrush ◽

Molly M. Gathright ◽

Timothy Atkinson ◽

Erick L. Messias ◽

J. Benjamin Guise

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Meaningful Work ◽

Physician Assistants ◽

Hospital Staff ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Gender Groups ◽

The U.S

The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) has demonstrated good psychometric properties among respondents in many different countries, but minimal research exists using the CBI in a U.S.-based sample. The current study represents a secondary analysis of existing CBI data from 1,679 academic health center employees at one mid-size teaching hospital in the southeastern region of the U.S. Analyses assessed CBI scale reliability, confirmatory factorial validity, discriminant validity against a measure of meaningful work, and test invariance for professional role sub-groups (physicians, nurses/physician assistants, and other hospital staff), gender groups, and different age groups. Results provided evidence for good reliability and discriminant validity as well as construct validity supporting the CBI proposed three-factor structure. Configural and metric variance equivalence were demonstrated across the range of employee types, and across age and gender groups. Scalar invariance equivalence was not established, suggesting further research may be needed to support group mean comparisons using the CBI.

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The Humor Styles Questionnaire in Italy: Psychometric Properties and Relationships With Psychological Well-Being

Europe’s Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5964/ejop.v10i3.682 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 429-450 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Saulo Sirigatti ◽

Ilaria Penzo ◽

Enrichetta Giannetti ◽

Cristina Stefanile

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Well Being ◽

Sem Analysis ◽

Humor Styles ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Undergraduate University Students ◽

Aggressive Humor ◽

Italian Context

This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) and the relation between humor and psychological well-being within the context of Italy. A total of 293 (178 females, 115 males) Italian high school and undergraduate university students – whose ages ranged from 14 to 25 years – completed the Italian versions of the HSQ and the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being scales (RPWB). The HSQ scale reliabilities were generally acceptable, and intercorrelations among the scales were rather low; the confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor structure. Males reported significantly more use of Aggressive humor than did females; no differences were found between adolescents and young adults in the use of humor styles. Affiliative and Self-enhancing humor styles were positively associated with the six dimensions of the RPWB, whereas Self-defeating humor was negatively correlated with the RPWB scales. SEM analysis showed a significant and positive relationship between humor as measured by the HSQ and psychological well-being as assessed by the RPWB. Overall, the findings supported the theoretical structure and usefulness of the HSQ in an Italian context and the differential role of humor components in the various dimensions of psychological well-being.

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Clausal Density Between Ages 4 and 9 Years for the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument: Reference Data and Psychometric Properties

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/2020_lshss-20-00043 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Ling-Yu Guo ◽

Phyllis Schneider ◽

William Harrison

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Accuracy ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Language Impairment ◽

Reference Data ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Criterion Validity ◽

Likelihood Ratios ◽

Generation Task ◽

Sensitivity Specificity

Purpose This study provided reference data and examined psychometric properties for clausal density (CD; i.e., number of clauses per utterance) in children between ages 4 and 9 years from the database of the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument (ENNI). Method Participants in the ENNI database included 300 children with typical language (TL) and 77 children with language impairment (LI) between the ages of 4;0 (years;months) and 9;11. Narrative samples were collected using a story generation task, in which children were asked to tell stories based on six picture sequences. CD was computed from the narrative samples. The split-half reliability, concurrent criterion validity, and diagnostic accuracy were evaluated for CD by age. Results CD scores increased significantly between ages 4 and 9 years in children with TL and those with LI. Children with TL produced higher CD scores than those with LI at each age level. In addition, the correlation coefficients for the split-half reliability and concurrent criterion validity of CD scores were all significant at each age level, with the magnitude ranging from small to large. The diagnostic accuracy of CD scores, as revealed by sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios, was poor. Conclusions The finding on diagnostic accuracy did not support the use of CD for identifying children with LI between ages 4 and 9 years. However, given the attested reliability and validity for CD, reference data of CD from the ENNI database can be used for evaluating children's difficulties with complex syntax and monitoring their change over time. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.13172129

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