Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Perceived Workplace Environment Scale in Taiwanese Information Technology Professionals

[Background]: The six-item Perceived Workplace Environment Scale (PWES) is a self-report instrument designed to measure employees' perceptions of the extent to which their workplace environment supports employee physical activity. A Chinese version is needed to facilitate workplace physical act...

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Published in:Journal of Occupational Health 2012-05, Vol.54 (3), p.223-231
Main Authors: Lin, Yun‐Ping, Kao, Tsui‐Sui Annie, Mccullagh, Marjorie C., Edington, Dee W., Larson, Janet L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Consistency
Cross sections
Employees
Exercise
Female
Humans
Information systems
Information technology
Information technology professionals
Instrument translation
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational health
Perceived Workplace Environment Scale
Perception
Physical activity
Psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Translations
Work environment
Workplace - psychology
Workplaces
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Summary:[Background]: The six-item Perceived Workplace Environment Scale (PWES) is a self-report instrument designed to measure employees' perceptions of the extent to which their workplace environment supports employee physical activity. A Chinese version is needed to facilitate workplace physical activity research in Chinese speaking countries. [Objectives]: This paper describes the translation process and the psychometric properties of the newly translated Chinese version of the PWES (PWES-C). [Methods]: The PWES in English was translated into Chinese using a modified committee approach with the consideration of cross-cultural equivalence. Psychometric properties were examined by a cross-sectional survey of 466 male and 109 female Taiwanese information technology (IT) professionals from three IT companies in northern Taiwan. [Results]: Content validity of the newly translated PWES-C was supported by a panel of experts. Internal consistency reliability was high (Cronbach's alpha=0.88), and no significant ceiling and floor effects were observed for the PWES-C. Construct validity was supported by examining the factor structure of the PWES-C using a confirmatory factor analysis, and the results suggest a single-factor structure. [Conclusions]: The PWES-C is a reliable and valid measure of perceived workplace physical activity environments in Taiwanese IT professionals. The scale could be used by employers to document employees' perception of the workplace environment.
ISSN:1341-9145
1348-9585
1348-9585
DOI:10.1539/joh.11-0225-OA