Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Version of the Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS-10)

Work engagement may be defined as a positive and fulfilling psychological state associated with both affective response and mental arousal. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) by using a sample of Israeli (N = 252) white-collar employees. We conducted a series of confirmatory factor analyses of the UWES-9 in addition to the customary reliability analyses and found that a three-factor solution of the UWES-9 best fit the data and confirmed the dimensions of vigor, dedication, and absorption associated with work engagement. The reliability coefficients of consistency were high. The validity of the UWES-9 was confirmed by its correlations with Job-Intrinsic and Job-Extrinsic Satisfaction (MSQ-SF; Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form). The Hebrew version of the UWES-9 administered to Israelis shares the same psychometric properties reported for the original Dutch version and suggests a transnational, translinguistic, and transcultural validity.

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The Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS-Heb) in Patients With Breast Cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ◽

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.08.016 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 790-795 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Dorit Pud

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Symptom Assessment ◽

Assessment Scale ◽

Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale ◽

Hebrew Version ◽

Symptom Assessment Scale

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Dutch Work Addiction Scale-10—Hebrew Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t48574-000 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Hadassah Littman-Ovadia ◽

Cristian Balducci ◽

Tali Ben-Moshe

Keyword(s):

Work Addiction ◽

Hebrew Version

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Psychometric Properties of the SF-12 (Hebrew Version) in a Primary Care Population in Israel

Medical Care ◽

10.1097/00005650-200210000-00009 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 40 (10) ◽

pp. 918-928 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Marianne Amir ◽

Noah Lewin-Epstein ◽

Gideon Becker ◽

Dan Buskila

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Primary Care Population ◽

Hebrew Version

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Work Addiction Test Questionnaire to Assess Workaholism: Validation of French Version (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.8215 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Hortense Ravoux ◽

Bruno Pereira ◽

Georges Brousse ◽

Samuel Dewavrin ◽

Thomas Cornet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

External Validity ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Well Being ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Work Addiction ◽

French Version ◽

Cronbach Alpha

BACKGROUND Work addiction is a significant public health problem with a growing prevalence. The Work Addiction Risk Test (WART) is the gold standard questionnaire to detect workaholism. OBJECTIVE The main objective of this study was to validate the French version of the WART. METHODS Questionnaires were proposed to voluntary French workers using the WittyFit software. There were no exclusion criteria. The questionnaire was administered anonymously for initial validity testing and readministered one week later for test-retest reliability. We also assessed the workers’ sociodemographic characteristics, as well as other measurements for external validity, such as stress, well-being, and coaddictions to tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis. Several psychometric properties of the French-WART were explored: acceptability, reliability (internal consistency [Cronbach alpha coefficient] and reproducibility [Lin concordance coefficient]), construct validity (correlation coefficients and principal component analysis), and external validity (correlation coefficients). RESULTS Among the 1580 workers using WittyFit, 187 (11.83%) agreed to complete the WART questionnaire. Of those, 128 completed the test-retest survey (68.4%). Acceptability found that all respondents had fully completed the questionnaire, with few floor or ceiling effects. Reliability was very good with a Cronbach alpha coefficient at .90 (internal consistency) and Lin concordance coefficient at .90 (95% CI .87-.94] with a difference on the retest of .04 (SD 4.9) (95% CI −9.6 to 9.7) (reproducibility). We identified three main dimensions (construct validity). Relationships between WART and stress and well-being confirmed its external validity. CONCLUSIONS The French version of the WART is a valid and reliable instrument to assess work addiction with satisfactory psychometric properties. Used in occupational medicine, this tool would allow the diagnosis of work addiction and can be easily implemented in current practice.

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