scholarly journals Ultrashort Version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3): A Psychometric Assessment

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 890
Author(s):  
César Merino-Soto ◽  
Milagros Lozano-Huamán ◽  
Sadith Lima-Mendoza ◽  
Gustavo Calderón de la Cruz ◽  
Arturo Juárez-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Distributional Properties ◽  
External Variables ◽  
Hispanic Populations ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
Web Platform ◽  
Practical Implications

The objective was to determine the validity of the UWES-3, an ultrashort measure of work engagement lacking evidence in Hispanic populations. In total, 200 workers with heterogeneous positions and careers from Metropolitan Lima were enrolled via nonprobabilistic sampling. The UWES-3 and measures of external variables (work accidents, stress overload, and others) were used. Data were collected through a web platform. Items were analysed, nonparametric response theory methods (Mokken scale analysis and Ramsay curves) were applied to the items, and ordinal and linear regression were used to determine the relationships with external variables. The items had statistically similar distributional properties and monotonic associations with external variables but with fewer functional response options. The UWES-3 complied with the monotonic homogeneity model and invariant ordering of items; the scaling of the items, score (greater than 0.80), and reliability (0.94) were high. With the effects of age and sex controlled, the UWES-3 significantly predicted minor accidents at work and job satisfaction and revealed effects of stress overload and perceived efficacy. The theoretical implications of the UWES-3 as a brief unidimensional measure integrating the three original dimensions of the instrument and the practical implications of its use for research and professional practice are discussed.

Arbeitsengagement zur Messung von positiver beruflicher Beanspruchung im Lehrberuf – eine berufsübergreifende Validierung

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Anita Sandmeier ◽  
Debbie Mandel
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Deutschsprachige Version ◽  
Engagement Scale

Zusammenfassung. Die Forschung zu Beanspruchung im Lehrberuf ist nach wie vor stark auf negative Auswirkungen wie Stress, Erschöpfung und Burnout fokussiert. Um ein vollständiges Bild zu erhalten, müssen auch die positiven Aspekte von Beanspruchung analysiert werden. Dafür bietet sich ein Konstrukt an, das sich in der internationalen arbeits- und organisationspsychologischen Forschung in den vergangenen Jahren durchgesetzt und in verschiedenen Berufsfeldern und nationalen Kontexten bewährt hat: Arbeitsengagement, gemessen mit der Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Der vorliegende Beitrag analysiert die deutschsprachige Version der 9-Item Version der UWES an einer Stichprobe von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern ( N = 162) im Vergleich mit Personen aus intellektuell-forschenden Berufen ( N = 195). Konfirmatorische Mehrgruppen-Faktoranalysen zeigten, dass die UWES-9 über beide Berufsgruppen hinweg messinvariant ist. Die latente Mittelwertsanalyse ergab, dass die Lehrerinnen und Lehrer in Bezug auf das Arbeitsengagement besser abschneiden als die Fachkräfte der anderen Gruppe. Dabei hängt das Arbeitsengagement in beiden Gruppen wie erwartet positiv mit affektivem organisationalem Commitment und negativ mit der Kündigungsabsicht zusammen, was die Validität der deutschen Version des Tests belegt. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Erkenntnisse wird am Schluss des Beitrags das Potenzial des Konstrukts für die Erforschung der positiven Beanspruchung im Lehrberuf diskutiert.

Challenge Demands, Hindrance Demands, and Psychological Need Satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon L. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Practical Implications

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model provides a well-validated account of how job resources and job demands influence work engagement, burnout, and their constituent dimensions. The present study aimed to extend previous research by including challenge demands not widely examined in the context of the JD-R. Furthermore, and extending self-determination theory, the research also aimed to investigate the potential mediating effects that employees’ need satisfaction as regards their need for autonomy, need for belongingness, need for competence, and need for achievement, as components of a higher order needs construct, may have on the relationships between job demands and engagement. Structural equations modeling across two independent samples generally supported the proposed relationships. Further research opportunities, practical implications, and study limitations are discussed.

The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale: An evaluation of two versions

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maura J. Mills ◽  
Satoris S. Culbertson ◽  
Clive Fullagar
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Engagement Scale

Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-17

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilmar B. Schaufeli ◽  
Marisa Salanova ◽  
Vicente González-Romá ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Engagement Scale

INTERVENSI PELATIHAN PENILAIAN KINERJA PADA ATASAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT & EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Holy Greata
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Before And After Study

This study aims to look at the effectiveness of performance appraisal training programs to improve perceived organizational support and employee engagement among employees at YPTK educational institutions. This research uses a quantitative approach, with the before-and-after study design research design. The strength of this program is the ability to measure the impact of an intervention. Measuring devices perceived organizational support is an adaptation of the survey of perceived organizational support, while measuring instruments employee engagement is an adaptation of the Utrecht work engagement scale. The results of this study indicate the influence of perceived organizational support on employee engagement of 0.168 (p = 0.016 significant at l.o.s 0.05). Paired sample t-test results showed significant differences in perceived organizational support and employee engagement scores before and after the training and outreach of performance appraisal. Keywords: Perceived Organizational Suppor; Employee Engagement, Performance assessment   Penelitian ini bertujuan melihat efektifitas program pelatihan penilaian kinerja untuk meningkatkan perceived organizational support dan employee engagement pada karyawan di lembaga pendidikan YPTK. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan design penelitian the before-and-after study design. Kelebihan dari program ini adalah kemampuan untuk mengukur dampak dari sebuah intervensi. Alat ukur perceived organizational support merupakan adaptasi dari survey of perceived organizational support, sedangkan alat ukur employee engagement merupakan adaptasi dari Utrecht work engagement scale. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya pengaruh perceived organizational support terhadap employee engagement sebesar 0.168 (p=0.016 signifikan pada l.o.s 0.05). Hasil uji paired sample t-test menunjukkan adanya perbedaan skor perceived organizational support dan employee engagement yang signifikan sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan pelatihan dan sosialisasi penilaian kinerja.   Kata Kunci: Perceived Organizational Suppor; Employee Engagement, Penilaian Kinerja.

scholarly journals The Effects of the Civility, Respect, and Engagement in the Workplace (CREW) Program on Social Climate and Work Engagement in a Psychiatric Ward in Japan: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-330
Author(s):  
Utako Sawada ◽  
Akihito Shimazu ◽  
Norito Kawakami ◽  
Yuki Miyamoto ◽  
Lisa Speigel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Healthcare Settings

Background: Good social climate and high work engagement are important factors affecting outcomes in healthcare settings. This study observed the effects of a program called Civility, Respect, and Engagement in the Workplace (CREW) on social climate and staff work engagement in a psychiatric ward of a Japanese hospital. Methods: The program comprised 18 sessions installed over six months, with each session lasting 30-min. Participation in the program was recommended to all staff members at the ward, including nurses, medical doctors, and others, but it was not mandatory. A serial cross-sectional study collected data at four time-points. Nurses (n = 17 to 22), medical doctors (n = 9 to 13), and others (n = 6 to 10) participated in each survey. The analysis of variance was used to evaluate the changes in the following dependent variables, the Essen climate evaluation schema (EssenCES), the CREW civility scale, and the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES) over time. Result: We found no significant effects. The effect size (Cohen’s d) for EssenCES was 0.35 from baseline to post-installation for all staff members. Effect sizes for EssenCES for medical doctors and UWES for nurses were 0.79 and 0.56, respectively, from baseline to post-program. Conclusions: Differences in social climate and work engagement among Japanese healthcare workers between the baseline and post-installation of the CREW program were non-significant.

scholarly journals Engajamento entre Estudantes do Ensino Superior nas Ciências da Saúde (Validação do Questionário Ultrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-S) com Estudantes do Ensino Superior nas Ciências da Saúde)

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Ollé Mendes da Silva ◽  
Gerson Alves Pereira Junior ◽  
Izabel Cristina Meister Martins Coelho ◽  
Gledson Luiz Picharski ◽  
Ivete Palmira Sanson Zagonel
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
De Medicina ◽  
Engagement Scale

RESUMO O ingresso na vida acadêmica traz mudanças significativas, ligadas ao modelo de ensino-aprendizagem e à rotina do estudante. O engajamento é considerado o oposto do burnout: ao contrário dos estudantes que sofrem de estresse acadêmico, os alunos engajados se sentem muito conectados às atividades, percebendo-as como um desafio positivo. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo geral avaliar o escore de engajamento entre estudantes do ensino superior das Ciências da Saúde; e como objetivos específicos, validar o instrumento Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-S) com estudantes do ensino superior nas Ciências da Saúde; avaliar Vigor, Dedicação e Absorção do constructo engajamento e comparar os escores entre variáveis de duas ou mais categorias para obter o escore de engajamento entre estudantes do ensino superior nas Ciências da Saúde. Método: Estudo observacional analítico transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. Resultados: O UWES-S alcançou validade confirmatoria ao ser aplicado a estudantes de cinco cursos da área da saúde nos níveis de Vigor, Dedicação e Absorção. No que tange ao escore das dimensões, tem-se que Medicina e Enfermagem apresentam maior Vigor e Dedicação; os turnos de estudo manhã e integral apresentam maior Vigor e Absorção; na dimensão Absorção, observou-se maior escore entre os estudantes que cursavam até o quarto período; quanto ao tempo de dedicação aos estudos fora da faculdade, observou-se que os escores se mantiveram altos nas três dimensões do constructo, assim como para estudantes que praticavam atividades de lazer. Estudantes de Medicina e Enfermagem dos turnos da manhã e integral, casados, com filhos, que dedicam grande parte do tempo aos estudos fora da faculdade, que têm atividades de lazer apresentam maior escore de engajamento com relação às demandas acadêmicas. Conclusão: O engajamento como constructo é recente no Brasil. Seu conhecimento possibilitou um novo olhar sobre o contexto acadêmico, os mecanismos de adaptação do estudante ao ensino superior e a necessidade da proximidade do docente como mediador e da universidade como sustentáculo do processo.

scholarly journals Work engagement among participants of residency and professional development programs in nursing

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 4) ◽  
pp. 1487-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Garcia Lourenção
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Professional Development Programs

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the levels of engagement at work of nurses enrolled in multi-professional residency and professional development programs in health care of a Brazilian public institution. Method: a cross-sectional study with 36 professionals. The data were collected in September 2013, with use of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), composed of seventeen self-evaluation items with the dimensions vigor, dedication and absorption, as well as an overall score. Results: the levels of engagement ranged from 3.8 to 4.3, and the standard deviations, between 1.1 and 1.3. Nurses showed average levels on vigor (3.8) and absorption (3.9) dimensions, and high levels on dedication (4,3) and engagement (4.0). Conclusion: the professionals presented good levels of energy, resilience, enthusiasm and involvement with the work. They are satisfied with the activity and are dedicated to it, which promotes the acquisition of skills and competences along the in-service training, ensuring a future professional practice of quality.

scholarly journals Engajamento no Trabalho no Serviço Público: Um Modelo Multicultural

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
Diego César Terra de Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Engagement Scale

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo é propor um modelo para medir o engajamento no trabalho no serviço público brasileiro e português. A pesquisa é sustentada por meio de uma revisão da literatura que busca delinear a área do comportamento organizacional, os estudos transculturais e o modelo teórico hipotético, que apresenta a visão ontológica do trabalho. A unidade de análise são instituições públicas de ambos os países, a amostra, que é do tipo conveniência, foi composta de 609 respondentes servidores públicos. Foram utilizados três instrumentos de pesquisa: o questionário Articulación entre la Persona y la organización (APO) de Ramos, Jordão e Morais (2012); a Escala de Satisfação no Trabalho (EST) de Siqueira (2008); e a ferramenta Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) de Schaufeli, Bakker e Salanova (2006). Os resultados não rejeitaram as hipóteses do modelo, tanto da amostra portuguesa como brasileira, e a comparação entre elas mostra que de maneira geral os portugueses são mais satisfeitos e mais engajados no trabalho do que os brasileiros. A exceção foi observada apenas nos fatores hipotéticos Promoção e Salário.

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