Persian version of the work design questionnaire: measurement of its psychometric characteristics.

Zeinab Rasouli Kahaki, Vahid Gharibi, Mojtaba Keshavarz, Rosanna Cousins, Hamidreza Mokarami

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Zeinab Rasouli KahakiStudent Research Committee, Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Vahid GharibiSchool of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9974-3060

Mojtaba KeshavarzStudent Research Committee, Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Rosanna CousinsDepartment of Psychology, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UK.

Hamidreza MokaramiDepartment of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. hamidreza.mokarami@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-749X

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backgroundWork design questionnaire (WDQ), as a comprehensive and integrative tool, is one of the most important instruments frequently used to assess work characteristics. The aim of this study was to measure the psychometric characteristics of the Persian version of WDQ.

methodsTranslation and cross-cultural adaptation procedures were applied in translating the original WDQ into Persian. A total of 270 participants participated in this study. The validity of the questionnaire were measured using face validity, content validity, convergent validity, and construct validity based on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Reliability was assessed through internal consistency.

resultsMean content validity index was 0.95. The CFA results indicated support for a 21-factor solution. There were significant correlations between dimensions of WDQ and both job satisfaction and perceived stress. Cronbach's alpha of all items was 0.87.

conclusionResults indicated that the WDQ exhibited very good psychometric properties and can be applied as a useful tool to assess work characteristics among Iranian employees. Accordingly, the authors recommend its administration in future studies. The work characteristics was significantly associated with job satisfaction and job stress. Therefore, improved work design would reduce negative consequences, such as job stress, and increase positive behaviors, such as job satisfaction.

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Occupational StressHumansIranPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesIranian employeesJob characteristicsReliabilityValidityWork characteristicsWork design

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PMID36123700

DOI10.1016/j.rpto.2015.06.001

PMCPMC9484222

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