Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Demand-Control Questionnaire, comparing the original Swedish questionnaire with the Brazilian version. METHODS We compared data from 362 Swedish and 399 Brazilian health workers. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were performed to test structural validity, using the robust weighted least squares mean and variance-adjusted (WLSMV) estimator. Construct validity, using hypotheses testing, was evaluated through the inspection of the mean score distribution of the scale dimensions according to sociodemographic and social support at work variables. RESULTS The confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses supported the instrument in three dimensions (for Swedish and Brazilians): psychological demands, skill discretion and decision authority. The best-fit model was achieved by including an error correlation between work fast and work intensely (psychological demands) and removing the item repetitive work (skill discretion). Hypotheses testing showed that workers with university degree had higher scores on skill discretion and decision authority and those with high levels of Social Support at Work had lower scores on psychological demands and higher scores on decision authority. CONCLUSIONS The results supported the equivalent dimensional structures across the two culturally different work contexts. Skill discretion and decision authority formed two distinct dimensions and the item repetitive work should be removed. |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workersQuestionnairesWorking ConditionsStress, PsychologicalCross-Cultural ComparisonValidation StudiesFactor analysis, Statistical OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Demand-Control Questionnaire, comparing the original Swedish questionnaire with the Brazilian version. METHODS We compared data from 362 Swedish and 399 Brazilian health workers. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were performed to test structural validity, using the robust weighted least squares mean and variance-adjusted (WLSMV) estimator. Construct validity, using hypotheses testing, was evaluated through the inspection of the mean score distribution of the scale dimensions according to sociodemographic and social support at work variables. RESULTS The confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses supported the instrument in three dimensions (for Swedish and Brazilians): psychological demands, skill discretion and decision authority. The best-fit model was achieved by including an error correlation between work fast and work intensely (psychological demands) and removing the item repetitive work (skill discretion). Hypotheses testing showed that workers with university degree had higher scores on skill discretion and decision authority and those with high levels of Social Support at Work had lower scores on psychological demands and higher scores on decision authority. CONCLUSIONS The results supported the equivalent dimensional structures across the two culturally different work contexts. Skill discretion and decision authority formed two distinct dimensions and the item repetitive work should be removed. Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2014-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000300486Revista de Saúde Pública v.48 n.3 2014reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005126info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHökerberg,Yara Hahr MarquesReichenheim,Michael EduardoFaerstein,EduardoPassos,Sonia Regina LambertFritzell,JohanToivanen,SusannaWesterlund,Hugoeng2014-09-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102014000300486Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2014-09-23T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers Hökerberg,Yara Hahr Marques Questionnaires Working Conditions Stress, Psychological Cross-Cultural Comparison Validation Studies Factor analysis, Statistical |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers |
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Hökerberg,Yara Hahr Marques |
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Hökerberg,Yara Hahr Marques Reichenheim,Michael Eduardo Faerstein,Eduardo Passos,Sonia Regina Lambert Fritzell,Johan Toivanen,Susanna Westerlund,Hugo |
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Reichenheim,Michael Eduardo Faerstein,Eduardo Passos,Sonia Regina Lambert Fritzell,Johan Toivanen,Susanna Westerlund,Hugo |
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Hökerberg,Yara Hahr Marques Reichenheim,Michael Eduardo Faerstein,Eduardo Passos,Sonia Regina Lambert Fritzell,Johan Toivanen,Susanna Westerlund,Hugo |
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Questionnaires Working Conditions Stress, Psychological Cross-Cultural Comparison Validation Studies Factor analysis, Statistical |
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Questionnaires Working Conditions Stress, Psychological Cross-Cultural Comparison Validation Studies Factor analysis, Statistical |
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Demand-Control Questionnaire, comparing the original Swedish questionnaire with the Brazilian version. METHODS We compared data from 362 Swedish and 399 Brazilian health workers. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were performed to test structural validity, using the robust weighted least squares mean and variance-adjusted (WLSMV) estimator. Construct validity, using hypotheses testing, was evaluated through the inspection of the mean score distribution of the scale dimensions according to sociodemographic and social support at work variables. RESULTS The confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses supported the instrument in three dimensions (for Swedish and Brazilians): psychological demands, skill discretion and decision authority. The best-fit model was achieved by including an error correlation between work fast and work intensely (psychological demands) and removing the item repetitive work (skill discretion). Hypotheses testing showed that workers with university degree had higher scores on skill discretion and decision authority and those with high levels of Social Support at Work had lower scores on psychological demands and higher scores on decision authority. CONCLUSIONS The results supported the equivalent dimensional structures across the two culturally different work contexts. Skill discretion and decision authority formed two distinct dimensions and the item repetitive work should be removed. |
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