Work analysis tool for higher education: Development and validation of the german student measure WA-S Screening.
Work
; 67(3): 671-688, 2020.
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BACKGROUND: Work demands, resources and stressors affecting health, well-being and motivation also exist in the work of university students. There is a shortage of measures for analyzing work characteristics in this setting. OBJECTIVE: This article addresses that shortage of measures and describes the development and the validation of the short Work Analysis Measure for Students (WA-S Screening). METHODS: In study 1 (Nâ=â422 students in Austria) the final version of the measure was developed based on analyzing the factor structure and psychometric properties of items and scales. Study 2 (Nâ=â333 German-speaking students in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) was conducted for a cross validation and analyzing the criterion validity. RESULTS: An eight-scale structure of the WA-S Screening was supported in study 1 and 2. The scales have shown to be significantly associated with burnout and work engagement in study 2. CONCLUSIONS: The examinations indicate that the WA-S Screening is a short, reliable and valid instrument to identify critical, health-promoting work characteristics in the context of studying at university.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Work
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Austria
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos