An Italian validation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale: Characterization of engaged groups in a sample of schoolteachers
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The current study\nexplored the psychometric\nproperties of the Italian versions\nof the Utrecht Work Engagement\nScale (UWES-17 and UWES-9).\nIn particular, the aims were:\n(1) to evaluate its factorial valid\n-\nity, in which we compared the fit of\nthe one-factor model to that of the\nthree-factor model for various ver\n-\nsions of the UWES; (2) to inspect the\nscale’s reliability through Cronbach’s\nalpha and inter-item correlation; and,\n(3) to classify teachers on the basis\nof their work engagement levels,\nusing cluster-analyses, and to\ndetermine whether engaged\nteachers differ from their less\nengaged colleagues in terms\nof various outcomes correlates.\nConfirmatory factor analysis sup\n-\nported the hypothesized three-\nfactor structure — vigour, dedica\n-\ntion, absorption — of both UWES\nscales. However, while the three-fac\n-\ntor structure of the UWES-17 did\nnot show a good approximation\nto the data, the UWES-9 showed\nan acceptable fit. Results of\ncluster analysis revealed that teachers\nwho feel more engaged show higher\nlevels of positive attitudes compared\nwith those who are less engaged.\nTo sum up, our findings showed\nthat the short UWES can be used\nin Italy among schoolteachers for\nassessing and monitoring levels of\nwork engagement.
Source: Lirias
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1019587342