Validation of the Chinese Version of the Procrastination at Work Scale

The purpose of this study was to validate the Chinese version of the Procrastination at Work Scale (PAWS), a recently developed scale aimed at assessing procrastination in the work context. We translated the PAWS into Chinese and conducted exploratory factor analysis on participants in sample A ( =...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2021-09, Vol.12, p.726595
Main Authors: Wang, Jiayan, Li, Chaoping, Meng, Xue, Liu, Doudou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chinese adults
measurement invariance
procrastination at work
Psychology
scale validation
task performance
work engagement
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to validate the Chinese version of the Procrastination at Work Scale (PAWS), a recently developed scale aimed at assessing procrastination in the work context. We translated the PAWS into Chinese and conducted exploratory factor analysis on participants in sample A ( = 236), resulting in a two-factor solution consistent with the original PAWS. In sample B ( = 227), confirmatory factor analysis showed that a two-factor, bifactor model fit the data best. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested, which demonstrated that the Chinese version of the PAWS did not differ across groups by gender, age, education, or job position. Validity testing demonstrated that the scale relates to work engagement, counterproductive work behavior, task performance, workplace well-being, and organizational commitment. This study indicated that the Chinese version of the PAWS could be used in future research to measure procrastination at work in China.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.726595