Cross‐culture and gender invariance of the Warr (1990) job‐related well‐being measure

The job‐related affective well‐being measure developed by Warr (1990, J. Occup. Psychol., 63, 193) has been a frequently used tool estimating affect in the work context. The main purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance of the instrument across cultures and genders. The model wit...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and organizational psychology 2017-03, Vol.90 (1), p.117-125
Main Authors: Laguna, Mariola, Mielniczuk, Emilia, Razmus, Wiktor, Moriano, Juan Antonio, J. Gorgievski, Marjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
affect
Anxiety
Comfort
Comparative studies
Confirmatory factor analysis
cross‐cultural study
employees
gender
Measurement
measurement invariance
Mental depression
Occupational psychology
Well being
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Summary:The job‐related affective well‐being measure developed by Warr (1990, J. Occup. Psychol., 63, 193) has been a frequently used tool estimating affect in the work context. The main purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance of the instrument across cultures and genders. The model with four correlated factors, representing anxiety, comfort, depression, and enthusiasm, had a superior fit compared to alternative models in a sample of 807 employees and was used as the basis of measurement invariance tests. The results of multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed partial metric invariance across samples of employees from the Netherlands (n = 254), Poland (n = 436), and Spain (n = 207), as well as full scalar invariance across genders (female n = 323; male n = 466). This indicates that cross‐cultural comparisons of relationships between job‐related affect as measured with this instrument and other constructs can be meaningful. Additionally, mean scores on the scales of the instrument can be meaningfully compared across genders, but not across countries. Practitioner points Warr's job‐related affective well‐being measure is a valid and reliable operationalization of four correlated affective dimensions: anxiety, comfort, depression, and enthusiasm. Mean scores on these dimensions can be meaningfully compared across genders, but comparisons of mean scores between countries should be interpreted with caution.
ISSN:0963-1798
2044-8325
DOI:10.1111/joop.12166