Uglanova, Ekaterina and Cousins, Rosanna and Dettmers, Jan (2023) Psychometric analysis of the German version of the management standards indicator tool (MSIT-D). International Journal of Workplace Health Management. ISSN 1753-8351
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Abstract
Purpose – This study aims to develop a reliable and valid German/Deutsch version of the management standards indicator tool (MSIT-D) to broaden the pool of instruments available to practitioners and to support international collaborations regarding this workplace management issue.
Design/methodology/approach – The MSIT-D was translated from English to German, then its psychometric properties examined using data from British employees (n 5 321) and German employees (n 5 358). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were used to evaluate the internal structure and measurement invariance, and Cronbach’s alpha was used to assess internal consistency. Comparisons were made with the German language risk assessment tool Fragebogen zur Gef€ahrdungsbeurteilung psychischer Belastungen (FGBU) to examine concurrent and incremental validity. Criterion validity was checked using established measures of work-related health.
Findings – The MSIT-D has an equivalent seven-factor structure (demands, control, managerial support, peer support, relationships, role and change) as the original; the analyses confirmed configural and metric measurement invariance with the original scale. The internal consistency of the scales ranged from 0.82 to 0.91. Regarding criterion validity, the MSIT-D was positively correlated with emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic complaints and negatively correlated with work engagement and workability. The analyses yielded meaningful correlations between the MSIT-D dimensions and the FGBU.
Originality/value – This is the first study to develop a German version of the MSIT and confirm metric measurement invariance. This will allow a comparison of MSIT scores with related constructs between German- and English-speaking samples. As a reliable and valid instrument for assessing work-related stressors, the outcome of this study presents opportunities for developing a unified surveillance system for work-related stress at the European level.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Work-related stress, Risk assessment, Validity, Reliability, Management standards, Indicator tool, Stress |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Human and Digital Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Rosanna Cousins |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2024 10:14 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2024 10:14 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4125 |
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