The paper closes with practical implications to improve work engagement in terms of job and personal resources. With the globalization of occupational health psychology, more and more researchers are interested in applying employee wellbeing like work engagement i. Printing, photocopying and scanning universiteit utrecht. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Vigor is assessed by the following six items that refer to high levels of energy and resilience, the willingness to. The score on the subscales were calculated based on the likert technique 0 point for not at all psychiatric chronic wardto 6 points for always. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The utrecht work engagement scale uwes is the most widely used instrument to measure engagement within the workplace by assessing an independent construct labeled work engagement composed by the.
Gallup questionnaire and the utrecht work engagement scale uwes are the most commonly used tools to measure employee engagement. There are several instruments to measure work engagement. In addition a short form and a student version are available. Aug 01, 2014 this critical synthesis package contains. The korean utrecht work engagement scalestudent uwess. This research is quantitative, crosssectional, and uses two measures, the measurement model of coaching skills mmcs scale and the utrecht work engagement scale uwes. Characterization of engaged groups in a sample of school teachers by s simbula, d guglielmi, wilmar schaufeli and m depolo download pdf 169 kb.
The construct validity of the utrecht work engagement. At my work, i feel that i am bursting with energy, dedication e. Despite widespread use, questions remain about the dimensionality of the 9item utrecht work engagement scale uwes9. Validation of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes in. Association of goal orientation with work engagement and.
This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes in the malaysian culture. Using a representative sample of the dutch population n 3970 the discriminant validity of the uges. It is a test of how to measure work engagement both. The most often used instrument to measure engagement is the utrecht work engagement scale, a selfreport instrument that has been validated in many countries across the world. For instance, sports, volunteering, hobbies, leisure activities, and education can also be pursued with energy and determination. Test forms and manuals of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes in various languages. Validation of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes in the. The current study assessed the measurement invariance for data from the short version of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes9 for the generational cohort groups of boomers and millennials within the leisure and hospitality industry. In this article, the factorial validity of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes in a korean student. Wilmar schaufeli 1953 is professor of work and organizational psychology at utrecht university in the netherlands and distinguished research professor at leuven university belgium.
A questionnaire composed of the utrecht work engagement scale 9item, yamashita job satisfaction for nurse 25item was distributed to 336 nurses working in psychiatric hospitals in japan. The italian validation of the utrecht work engagement scale. Dec 29, 2011 the utrecht work engagement scale can be used for free for noncommercial research. Hence, the current study introduced the concept of general engagement and its measurement with the utrecht general engagement scale uges the general version of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes. Furthermore, the study explored the rankorder stability of work engagement. Employee perceptions of managerial coaching and work. The purpose of this study was to conduct an item response theory analysis of the japanese version of the utrecht work engagement scale for students translated by authors. Data were collected in 10 different countries n 14,521, and results indicated that the original 17item utrecht work engagement scale uwes. His current teaching and research is on occupational health psychology. Multisample and longitudinal evidence article pdf available in journal of happiness studies 104.
Open access research physical and mental health factors. The impact of resilience and perceived organisational. Functioning of the utrecht work engagement scale among men. Schaufeli is used in order to measure the engagement levels of the employees. However, their analysis also shows that engagement accounts for a small to moderate amount of variance in job satisfaction and. The measurement model of coaching skills mmcs by park and colleagues and the utrecht work engagement scale uwes were used as the tools to measure this relationship. Dimensionality of the 9item utrecht work engagement scale. How engaged are the employees with their job and how far are they willing. It measures work engagement as a construct composed of three dimensions, namely vigour six items. Measuring work engagement among community health workers. Moreover, the disengagement items concern the relationship between employees and their jobs, particularly with respect to. Based on the results of exploratory analysis of the whole item, the obtained results indicate that the items measuring variables totality of the work was spread into three constructs. However, despite its popularity, the uwes is not free from controversy concerning its factorial validity. Selfreport questionnaires including the leiden quality of work questionnaire for nurses, goal orientation questionnaire, maslach burnout inventory and utrecht work engagement scale were completed by 170 out of 274 emergency nurses from secondary belgian hospitals response rate 62%.
Work engagement for the purpose of this study was assessed using the utrecht work engagement scale uwes schaufeli, et al. Structural equation modelling was used to validate both the 9item and the 17item utrecht work engagement scale uwes9 and uwes17, respectively. A comparison of greece and the netherlands summary this study examines the factorial structure of the instruments that measure burnout maslach burnout inventory general surveymbigs and work engagement the utrecht work engagement scaleuwes in a sample of dutch n 162 and greek n. As a matter of fact, work engagement has been considered a workrelated mood schaufeli and salanova 2007. Utrecht work engagement scale uwes was developed by schaufeli, martinez et al. The study found that behavioural adaptability and selfesteem have a significant impact on vigour and dedication, while behavioural adaptability also has a significant impact on absorption. The findings henceforth, conclude that uwes17 is construct is robust in assessing work engagement amongst the while collar employees working in the education sector of malaysia. For the current study, mean work engagement scores for each country were computed. Relationships among work engagement, drivers of engagement.
Based on the pervious definition, a selfreport questionnaire called the utrecht work engagement scale uwes has been developed that includes the three. Individual and situational antecedents and its relationship with turnover intention. Our research objective to clarify the effect of job satisfaction on work engagement of nurses working in psychiatry. This article reports on the development of a short questionnaire to measure work engagement a positive work related state of fulfillment that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Jun 17, 2011 work engagement is a positive work related state of fulfillment characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. An item response theory analysis of the utrecht work engagement scale akihito shimazu1, wilmar b schaufeli2, daisuke miyanaka3, noboru iwata4 abstract with the globalization of occupational health psychology, more and more researchers are interested in applying.
Relationship between work engagement and job satisfaction. In conclusion, work engagement is measured in a reliable way in the ewcs2015. Educators are finding instruments to measure students engagement in order to develop strategies to improve it. Job satisfaction, organisational commitment and work. The resulting statistics show that crnas are engaged in their workplace. Work engagement of academic staff in south african higher. Work engagement was measured with the utrecht work engagement scale uwes. Work engagement is operationalized with the utrecht work engagement scale uwes, a self report instrument that includes the above three dimensions.
Keywords construct validity, uwes, work engagement, utrecht work engagement scale, malaysia. The utrecht work engagement scale is free for use for noncommercial scientific research. The items of this inventory show a striking resemblance with those of the absorption, dedication, and vigor scales of the utrecht work. Measurement of burnout and engagement 5 olbi refers to distancing oneself from ones work in general, work object and work content e. The utrecht work engagement scale for students has been used internationally to assess students academic engagement, but it has not been analyzed via item response theory. Construct validation of 17item utrecht university work. Utrecht work engagement scale uwes utrecht work engagement.
Work engagement was assessed using the preliminary nepalese version of the utrecht work engagement scale uwesn comprising three subscalesdimensions assessing vigor, dedication and absorption. Fragebogen zur erfassung des gesundheitsverhaltens feg questionnaire for assessing health behavior. It is a test of how to measure work engagement both on an individual and on group level. Theoretical underpinnings of the uwes9 point toward a hierarchical structure with a general factor and three group or primary factors. The measuring instruments included the utrecht work engagement scale uwes, brief resilience scale brs and the perceived organisational support scale pos.
A high level of work engagement represents positively oriented psychological capacities in the workplace such as high energy levels, mental resilience, enthusiasm, strong connection to the environment and being engrossed by ones work 2. Uwes is a 17item questionnaire developed byschaufeli and bakker 2004b. Despite widespread use, questions remain about the dimensionality of the 9item utrecht work engagement scale uwes 9. Based on a sample of 179 patients with hematological malignancies in inpatient and rehabilitative oncological settings, we tested the dimensional structure by. Factorial validity, reliability, and measurement invariance in a chilean sample of undergraduate university students marcos a. A study of employee engagement, job satisfaction and. You can then use the home button grey button with house icon on the printer itself to return to the main menu and select the photocopy function. Work related measures work engagement was measured with the nineitem utrecht work engagement scale uwes9. Abstractindividuals performance at work is determined to a certain extent on how engaged they are with the work they are doing. Aug 17, 2017 for instance, sports, volunteering, hobbies, leisure activities, and education can also be pursued with energy and determination. Frontiers the utrecht work engagement scale for students. Measuring work engagement among community health workers in.
The long version is a 17item scale, with 6 items measuring vigor, 5 items measuring dedication. The 9item utrecht work engagement scale uwes9 1, 3 is a concise and widely used measure of work. Utrecht work engagement scale vigor at my job i feel strong and vigorous dedication i am enthusiastic about my work absorption i get carried away by my work available in 22 language versions from. The data was collected using the 9item uwes utrecht work engagement scale and the pcri psychological career resources inventory. Our purpose was the psychometric evaluation of the german version of the utrecht work engagement scale 9 uwes9, a selfassessment tool measuring work related resources consisting of 9 items. The utrecht work engagement scale for students uwes9s. Survey questions focus on 4 indicators, from which the engagement of the employees can be measured.
The 9item utrecht work engagement scale uwes9 is a concise and widely used. In this approach 7 work engagement is a threefactor counterpart to burnout 10. Work engagement is related to job resources, personal resources, health, and outcomes in ways as predicted by the jobdemands resources model. The utrecht work engagement scale uwes 9, psychological conditions scale pcs, and workplace bullying inventory wbi were used to explore the interrelationships between work engagement, drivers of engagement and bullying acts. Work engagement as a predictor of health is an emerging concept in occupational science and the utrecht work engagement scale uwes is the most popular work engagement measurement tool. Moreover, an upward gain spiral seems to exist, and work engagement seems to be contagious int. This is known as the utrecht work engagement scale uwes schaufeli and bakker, 2003, which captures feelings of vigour e. Nov 05, 2010 why japanese workers show low work engagement. Previous studies have operationalized the construct through development of the utrecht work engagement scale. Qualitative data was also collected to give insight into the respondents answers. Commercial andor nonscientific use is prohibited, unless previous written permission is granted by the authors. This study investigated the factor structure and factorial group and time invariance of the 17item and 9item versions of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes. Employee engagement is the emotional commitment of the employee towards the organisation. The mean subscale score was computed by adding the scores on the particular scale.
Select the lefthand icon person if you are printing in your role as student, or the righthand icon office building if you are printing in your role as employee. Pdf measurement of work engagement with singleitem measure. The uwes is a valid and reliable instrument to assess work engagement that has excellent. The findings show mixed results with regard to significant correlations between job satisfaction, organisational commitment and work engagement. Accurate measurement contributes to our further understanding and to the generalizability of the. Uwes utrecht work engagement scale preliminary manual version 1, november 2003 wilmar. Educational institutions play an important role in encouraging students engagement with course work. Hence a reliable and valid instrument must be used to accurately measure work engagement. Both have been validated in the literature although the latter more extensively. This notion of work engagement is operationalized in the utrecht work engagement scale uwes 7,11, a questionnaire which, according to the authors, captures the 3 different dimensions of engagement. Questionnaires, particularly the utrecht work engagement scale uwes17, are an almost standard method by which to measure work engagement. The uwes utilizes three scales to determine the level of work engagement. The construct validity of the utrecht work engagement scale. Validation of nepalese version of utrecht work engagement scale.
Uwes9 is composed of 3 subconcepts of vigor, dedication, and absorption. Measure employee engagement how engaged are employees with their job. A confirmatory factor analysis of the utrecht work engagement. Utrecht w ork engagement scale uwes and the anticipated turnover scale ats were tools used to measure work satisfaction, engagement and turnover. Schaufeli and his colleagues argue rather than a momentary and specific state, engagement refers. Little is known about the factor structure of the utrecht work engagement scale for students among chinese nursing students. However, the most frequently used measure of work engagement bakker et al. It can be measured using a valid and reliable selfreporting questionnaire the uwes utrecht work engagement scale. Work engagement of academic staff in south african higher education institutions abstract the objectives of this study were to assess the psychometric properties of the utrecht work engagement scale uwes for academic staff in south african higher education institutions, and to investigate differences between the work engagement of the different. Analisis faktor skala totalitas kerja work engagement.
Utrecht work engagement scaleuwes was developed by schaufeli, martinez et al. A sample of 125 sales representatives from a south african pharmaceutical organisation participated in the research. This study examines the concept of volunteer work engagement in a sample of 334 community health workers in bonthe district, sierra leone. In a metaanalysis comparing the utrecht work engagement scale uwes with the mbi, cole et al. The three aspects of work engagement vigor, dedication and absorption are assessed by the utrecht work engagement scale uwes, which is currently available in 20 languages and can be used freely for noncommercial purposes. Work engagement scale used to reflect three aspects, namely vigor consisting of 6 items, 5 dedication items, and the absorption of 6 items. Icf employee perceptions of managerial coaching and work. We aimed to analyse baseline work engagement using utrecht work engagement scale uwes at a teaching hospital. Work engagement is moderately positively related with happiness r. Commitment questionnaire and schaufeli and bakkers 2004 utrecht work engagement scale were administered to a sample of 220 employees from a south african insurance company.
The second measure of engagement as a psychological presence is the 17item utrecht work engagement scale uwes, which was later shortened to 9 items schaufeli et al. The utrecht work engagement scale uwes schaufeli and bakker, 2003. The present study is aimed to understand the current level of employee engagement at one of the largest teaching hospital in the uk. The utrecht work engagement scale created by wilmar b. It measures work engagement as a construct composed of three dimensions, namely vigour six items, dedication five items, and absorption six items.
Item response theory analysis of the utrecht work engagement. Work engagement is the harnessing of organization members selves to their work roles. Uwes utrecht work engagement scale preliminary manual. This study explored the perceptions of an employees manager as coach behaviour and the relationship to their perceived work engagement. Pdf uwes utrecht work engagement scale preliminary. The data were drawn from five different studies n 9,404, including a threeyear. Measuring employee engagement and interpreting survey. Validity and reliability of the utrecht work engagement scale. View notes utrecht work engagement scale from econ 123 at university of economics ho chi minh city. Dimensionality of the 9item utrecht work engagement scale revisited. Validation of the japanese version of the utrecht work engagement scale. An item response theory analysis of the utrecht work engagement scale akihito shimazu, 1 wilmar b schaufeli, 2 daisuke miyanaka, 3 and noboru iwata 4. Wilmar schaufeli personal website of wilmar schaufeli.