Meta-Analysis of the Reliability and Validity of Part B of the Index of Work Satisfaction Across Studies

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
George A. Zangaro ◽  
Karen L. Soeken
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Turnover Intent ◽  
Score Reliability ◽  
The Mean ◽  
University Settings

Nurses’ job satisfaction is a crucial factor in health care organizations. This study uses meta-analysis for reliability generalization and synthesis of construct validity of Part B of the Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS), a measure of job satisfaction. Meta-analysis was performed including assessments of study quality and descriptive coding of studies. Rater reliability was assessed for all coding and extraction of data. The mean reliability of Part B scores of the IWS based on 14 studies was .78 (df = 13, p < .05). The mean score reliability was .77 for university settings, .73 for community/acute care hospitals, .77 for multi-site studies, and .90 for other settings. For studies rated high and low quality, the mean score reliability was .77 and .83, respectively. Scores on Part B of the IWS correlated −.38 with turnover intent, .60 with organizational commitment, and −.53 with job stress. Scores on Part B of the IWS are reliable for measuring job satisfaction of nurses across samples. Construct validity needs additional testing.

scholarly journals Job satisfaction and its related factors in health care providers and health workers in Esfarayen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Sadeghi ◽  
Hasan Jafari ◽  
Hossein Rouhani ◽  
Akram Zhianifard ◽  
Maryam Siavashi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Job Satisfaction in Health care organizations is one of the important pillars of health promotion, due to the role they play in the prevention, care and treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the job satisfaction and its related factors in health workers in Esfarayen. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 140 health care workers in Esfarayen in 2017. Data was collected using Herzberg job satisfaction questionnaire, and data were analyzed using ANOVA and t-test in SPSS21 software. Results: The mean age of participant was 37 ± 8.34. Most of them were female (70%) and married (85.5%). The average of job satisfaction was 61.45 ± 7.65 (out of 100). The highest job satisfaction score was work ability (73.54 ± 1.08) and the lowest score belonged to supervision ( 49.15 ± 5.73). Among the demographic variables, Job satisfaction was significantly associated with Employment Status (P<0.05). Conclusion: Despite employees have job satisfaction, factors that increase job satisfaction of employees should be considered by the relevant authorities. Establishing suitable job standards, fair and reasonable salary, and the creation of facilities in the workplace can lead to improved employee satisfaction and, consequently, improved service quality.

scholarly journals FATIGUE AND WORK SATISFACTION OF EMERGENCY NURSES IN BANDUNG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 602-611
Author(s):  
Wiwin Yudiah ◽  
Kurniawan Yudianto ◽  
Ayu Prawesti
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Emergency Unit ◽  
Emergency Nurses ◽  
West Java ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level

Background: Emergency nurses are required to always carry out their roles in a variety of situations and conditions. Nursing services in the emergency unit must be done quickly and accurately. Data showed that the number of patient visits in the Emergency Unit of Hasan Sadikin Hospital in August 2017 was 3,059 (73% of patients with category III) with an average visit of 99 people per day. This causes overcrowding in the emergency unit, which lead to fatigue and influence work satisfaction.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine fatigue and job satisfaction of emergency nurses in Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.Methods: This was a quantitative descriptive study, which involved 55 respondents. Fatigue was measured using Individual Strength Checklist Instrument of 20-self-reported questionnaire (CIS20R), and job satisfaction was measured using McCloskey / Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS).Results: The mean value of work fatigue was 3.4 with the highest value at the sub variable of physical activity. In general, the mean value of nurse work satisfaction was 2.66.Conclusion: Emergency nurses in the emergency unit of Hasan Sadikin hospital has high level of fatigue and low work satisfaction. The hospital management is suggested to provide better work schedule for better interaction among nurses, provide opportunities for all staff to be involved in research or other scientific work, and schedule family gatherings regularly to improve togetherness between staff and their families.

Reliability and Validity of the UMove Mobility Screen

2021 ◽  
pp. JNM-D-21-00001
Author(s):  
Chris Wells ◽  
Julie Pittas ◽  
Cynthia Roman ◽  
Krystal Lighty ◽  
Barbara Resnick
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Interclass Correlation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Future Work

Background and PurposeThe UMove Mobility Screen (UMove) was developed to help bedside nurses accurately assess patient’s mobility. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess reliability and validity of the UMove.MethodsInterclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and alpha coefficient was completed to assess was based on internal consistency and inter-rater reliability. Construct validity was determined by ICC using two-way random model.ResultsAmong the 176 participants the mean age was 57 years (SD = 15), and 60% were men (N = 105). Internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were acceptable (alpha coefficient of .94 and an intraclass correlation of .98). There was evidence of construct validity with an intraclass correlation of .95 between the UMove and the standard therapists' evaluation of patient functional mobility.ConclusionsThere was evidence for reliability and validity of UMove. Future work should focus on the effectiveness of UMove on clinical outcomes.

scholarly journals Academic Staff Satisfaction with their Work: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Medical University

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 2384-2390
Author(s):  
Rositsa Dimova ◽  
Rumyana Stoyanova ◽  
Stanislava Harizanova ◽  
Miglena Tarnovska ◽  
Donka Keskinova
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Mental Strain ◽  
Cross Sectional

BACKGROUND: Employees' work satisfaction, combined with democratic management, are important predictors of future productivity in any organisation. AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate job satisfaction in academic staff as well as the associated working environment factors, using an original self-administered questionnaire. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an original standardised questionnaire. It involved 370 academic staff members at one of the five medical universities in Bulgaria. The questionnaire consists of 17 items (including occupational hazards, management style, conflict solving and demographic characteristics) rated on a 5-point Likert scale. RESULTS: The results revealed that the majority of academic staff (71.7%) works in a risky environment. Employees indicate that “mental strain”, “work with chemical agents and dust” and “work with biological hazards” are the most common risk factors. Democratic leadership and cooperation are most commonly applied management styles. CONCLUSION: The instrument for the measurement of job satisfaction revealed high values of psychometric characteristics for reliability and validity. The study found a high level of satisfaction of academics with their working conditions. It is necessary to conduct similar studies periodically to detect more precisely the decrease in academic staff work satisfaction and take timely and adequate measures to improve it.

The Intragroup Conflict Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen B. Cox
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Intragroup Conflict ◽  
Nursing Unit ◽  
Conflict Scale

Managers in health care organizations spend an average of 20% of their time dealing with conflict. Hence, a well-developed measure of intragroup conflict is needed to assess work environments. The Intragroup Conflict Scale was developed to measure views of conflict, perceptions of behavior, and perceptions of affective states, that occur in the core process of conflict. The scale was pilot tested with a sample of 184 staff nurses and was later used in a study of antecedents and effects of intragroup conflict in the nursing unit (n = 141). Data from the two studies were merged (n = 325). Using PCA with varimax rotation in the analysis of merged data, three factors that explained 69.2% of variance were extracted. Factor 1 reflects opposition processes and negative emotion; factor 2 reflects trust and freedom of expression; and factor 3 reflects views of conflict. Factor loadings ranged from .60 to .88 on factor 1, from .62 to .79 on factor 2, and from .69 to .80 on factor 3. Coefficient alpha for the three factors were .89 for factor 1, .88 for factor 2, and .79 for factor 3. Correlations with existing scales provided support for construct validity. The scale has evidence for its reliability and validity, and may have the potential to contribute to the understanding of intragroup conflict in organizations. The new Intragroup Conflict Scale demonstrates sufficient construct validity to warrant its continued evaluation.

Construct Validation of the Greek Version of the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) and Preferences for Activities of Children (PAC)

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irini Anastasiadi ◽  
George Tzetzis
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
Acceptable Range ◽  
Directional Hypothesis ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Consistency

Background:The Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) and the Preferences for Activities of Children (PAC) are 2 measures of children’s participation in various activities. The purpose of this study was the validation of the Greek version of “CAPE & PAC.”Methods:The questionnaires were translated and pilot tested on a sample of 25 individuals. The reliability and validity of the questionnaires were tested on 302 individuals (253 typical population, 49 disabled), 6−21 years of age. The construct validity of the instruments was examined the directional hypothesis by comparing known groups with existing differences. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the validity of the typology of activities. The reliability was examined by checking the internal consistency of the instruments.Results:The comparison between divergent groups confirmed the predicted differences of the mean scores and the validity of the instruments. Seven factors (categories of activities) emerged from the factor analysis. The acceptable range of Cronbach alpha for the PAC scale indicated high consistency.Conclusion:This study provides evidence that partially support the validity and reliability of “CAPE & PAC” instruments to use in Greek population. Further investigation is recommended for both clinical and research purposes.

Assessing Personality With Multi-Descriptor Items

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Johannes Schult ◽  
Rebecca Schneider ◽  
Jörn R. Sparfeldt
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Big Five Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventories

Abstract. The need for efficient personality inventories has led to the wide use of short instruments. The corresponding items often contain multiple, potentially conflicting descriptors within one item. In Study 1 ( N = 198 university students), the reliability and validity of the TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory) was compared with the reliability and validity of a modified TIPI based on items that rephrased each two-descriptor item into two single-descriptor items. In Study 2 ( N = 268 university students), we administered the BFI-10 (Big Five Inventory short version) and a similarly modified version of the BFI-10 without two-descriptor items. In both studies, reliability and construct validity values occasionally improved for separated multi-descriptor items. The inventories with multi-descriptor items showed shortcomings in some factors of the TIPI and the BFI-10. However, the other scales worked comparably well in the original and modified inventories. The limitations of short personality inventories with multi-descriptor items are discussed.

Response Rates in Online Surveys With Affective Disorder Participants

2020 ◽  
Vol 228 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Burgard ◽  
Michael Bošnjak ◽  
Nadine Wedderhoff
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Contact Mode ◽  
General Anxiety Disorder ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Survey Participation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
E Mail

Abstract. A meta-analysis was performed to determine whether response rates to online psychology surveys have decreased over time and the effect of specific design characteristics (contact mode, burden of participation, and incentives) on response rates. The meta-analysis is restricted to samples of adults with depression or general anxiety disorder. Time and study design effects are tested using mixed-effects meta-regressions as implemented in the metafor package in R. The mean response rate of the 20 studies fulfilling our meta-analytic inclusion criteria is approximately 43%. Response rates are lower in more recently conducted surveys and in surveys employing longer questionnaires. Furthermore, we found that personal invitations, for example, via telephone or face-to-face contacts, yielded higher response rates compared to e-mail invitations. As predicted by sensitivity reinforcement theory, no effect of incentives on survey participation in this specific group (scoring high on neuroticism) could be observed.

Proactive personality meta-analysis: Relationships with performance and job satisfaction

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. McCune ◽  
David Cadiz ◽  
Damon Drown ◽  
Todd Bodner
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Proactive Personality
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