ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF SELF-REPORT JOB PRECARIOUSNESS SCALE FOR BRAZILIAN GIG WORK CONTEXT/Adaptacao e validacao da escala de autorrelato de precariedade no trabalho para o contexto brasileiro de trabalho independente/ Adaptacion y validacion de la escala de autoinforme de precariedad laboral al contexto brasileno del trabajo gig

• Published in: Revista de administração de emprêsas 2024-09, Vol.64 (5)
• Main Authors: Nunes, Paula Ma, Proenca, Teresa, Todaro, Mauro Enrique Carozzo
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• ISSN: 0034-7590
• DOI: 10.1590/S0034-759020240502

The research intended to adapt and validate the self-report job precariousness scale for the Brazilian gig work context and to investigate the association of the dimensions of job precariousness with gig workers' subjective experiences and work outcomes. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a sample of 504 Brazilian gig workers. In addition, zero-order correlations were performed on a sample of 304 Brazilian gig workers for criterion validity analysis. Results supported a four-factor structure and the bi-factor model, reinforcing the assumption that the job precarious scale is a multidimensional measure with a hierarchical structure. Reliability analysis (Alpha coefficient and bifactor indices) indicates that the scale presented adequate internal consistency for all four dimensions and the full scale. Results regarding criterion validity demonstrate that job precariousness is negatively linked to well-being and positively associated with ill-being; in addition, the dimensions of job precariousness and remuneration have significative associations with all variables of work outcome investigated. This study introduces the Brazilian version of the self-report job precariousness scale with robust psychometric qualities to assess workers' perception of precarious working conditions in the Brazilian gig work context. In addition, it broadens the scope of research on precarious working conditions and their impact on psychological experiences and work outcomes. Keywords: job precariousness, well-being, ill-being, gig work, validation. A pesquisa teve como objetivo adaptar e validar a escala de autorrelato de precariedade no trabalho para o contexto brasileiro de trabalho "gig", ou trabalho independente. Analises fatoriais exploratoria e confirmatoria foram realizadas em uma amostra de 504 trabalhadores brasileiros. Alem disso, para analise de validade de criterio, foram realizadas correlacoes de ordem zero em uma amostra de 304 trabalhadores brasileiros. Os resultados indicam que a escala de autorrelato de precariedade no trabalho e uma medida multidimensional com estrutura hierarquica. As analises de confiabilidade indicam que a escala apresentou consistencia interna adequada tanto para as quatro dimensoes quanto para a escala completa. Os resultados relativos a validade de criterio demonstram que a precariedade no trabalho esta negativamente ligada ao bem-estar e positivamente associada ao mal-estar; alem disso, as dimensoes da precaried