Psychometric Properties of the UWES-15 Scale in a Sample of Mexican Informal Vendors
Research on job psychological effects and the validation of their measures in informal economy workers in Mexico is virtually non-existent, especially in positive phenomena such as work engagement. This quantitative, instrumental, and cross-sectional study was aimed at analyzing and demonstrating th...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA |
| Repository: | Psicumex |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:aoi.psicumex.unison.mx:article/544 |
| Online Access: | https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/544 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Informal Work UWES-15 Vendors Engagement Psychometric Validity Trabajo informal comerciantes engagement validez psicométrica |
| Summary: | Research on job psychological effects and the validation of their measures in informal economy workers in Mexico is virtually non-existent, especially in positive phenomena such as work engagement. This quantitative, instrumental, and cross-sectional study was aimed at analyzing and demonstrating the psychometric properties, internal consistency, and divergent validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-15) in a sample of 290 informal vendors workers in “tianguis”, street stalls and established micro-businesses in Morelos. The results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the feasibility of a tridimensional and unidimensional structure of the UWES-15 with satisfactory fit indices (CFI= 0.99-96, RMSEA= 0.01-.12, SRMR= 0.05-0.08). Acceptable internal consistency indices were observed (> 0.70) and in the exploration of divergent validity, as hypothesized, significant and moderate-high correlations with Burnout syndrome symptoms were found. The results showed adequate psychometric properties of the UWES-15 and theoretical validity of engagement in the work context of informal vendors. |
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