The Utrecht work engagement scale for students (UWES-9S): Factorial validity, reliability, and measurement invariance in a chilean sample of undergraduate university students
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2019-04-30
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Carmona-Halty, Marcos A.
Schaufeli, Wilmar
Salanova, Marisa
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Abstract
This brief report examines the within-network construct validity of the UWES-9S in a convenience sample of 1502 Chilean students (52% were female) ranging between 18 and 25 years old. The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported a solution with three related factors that fit significantly better than a one-factor solution. The three subscales (i.e., vigor, dedication, and absorption) and the overall UWES-9S showed satisfactory internal consistency. The results of multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis supported gender invariance. Overall, the UWES-9S was found to be a reliable and valid scale to assess academic engagement in Chilean undergraduate university students.
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Academic engagement, Invariance across gender, Psychometric analyses, University students, UWES, General Psychology
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Carmona-Halty, M A, Schaufeli, W B & Salanova, M 2019, 'The Utrecht work engagement scale for students (UWES-9S) : Factorial validity, reliability, and measurement invariance in a chilean sample of undergraduate university students', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 10, 01017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01017