Validity and Reliability of Malay Version of the Job Content Questionnaire among Public Hospital Female Nurses in Malaysia

• Published in: international journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2015-10, Vol.6 (4), p.232-242
• Main Authors: Amin, N A, Quek, K F, Oxley, J A, Noah, R M, Nordin, R
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hospitals, Public; Humans; Job Satisfaction; Malaysia; Male; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Occupational Diseases - etiology; Original; Psychometrics; Social Support; Stress, Psychological - etiology; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Work - psychology; Workload - psychology; Workplace - psychology
• ISSN: 2008-6520; 2008-6814
• DOI: 10.15171/ijoem.2015.632

The Job Content Questionnaire (M-JCQ) is an established self-reported instrument used across the world to measure the work dimensions based on the Karasek's demand-control-support model. To evaluate the psychometrics properties of the Malay version of M-JCQ among nurses in Malaysia. This cross-sectional study was carried out on nurses working in 4 public hospitals in Klang Valley area, Malaysia. M-JCQ was used to assess the perceived psychosocial stressors and physical demands of nurses at their workplaces. Construct validity of the questionnaire was examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Cronbach's α values were used to estimate the reliability (internal consistency) of the M-JCQ. EFA showed that 34 selected items were loaded in 4 factors. Except for psychological job demand (Cronbach's α 0.51), the remaining 3 α values for 3 subscales (job control, social support, and physical demand) were greater than 0.70, indicating acceptable internal consistency. However, an item was excluded due to poor item-total correlation (r