Development, internal consistency, reliability and validity of a scale of occupational hazards in Spanish.

Authors

  • Joan Boada-Grau Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CRAMC-Centre de Recerca de l’Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta), Tarragona
  • Lluís Robert-Sentís Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CRAMC-Centre de Recerca de l’Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta), Tarragona
  • Carme Gil-Ripoll Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración, Barcelona
  • Andreu Vigil-Colet Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CRAMC-Centre de Recerca de l’Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta), Tarragona
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.29.1.138021
Keywords: Occupational hazards, psychophysiological pathologies, infor-mation, training, psychometric instrument.

Abstract

In this article, we study the psychometric properties of a short scale (RL-14) created in order to ascertain the information / training received by employees and their psychophysiological disorders. The participants of this study were 1.489 employees in various sectors including education, construction, transport, health, industry, trade and hospitality. The results of an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis show a structure consisting of two factors: "(F1)Information and Training" and "(F2) Psychophysiological Pathologies". In addition, the two factors obtained have adequate reliability and present evidence of the validity of the two factors if some sociodemographic variables, such as fatigue, burnout and job strain are taken as benchmarks. In short, this scale may be suitable for the proper identification of workplace hazards. Future research could use the RL-14 as a tool for screening in combination with other instruments.

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Author Biographies

Joan Boada-Grau, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CRAMC-Centre de Recerca de l’Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta), Tarragona

Profesor Titular Universidad(Psicología Social)

Docente, Investigador y Consultor

Lluís Robert-Sentís, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CRAMC-Centre de Recerca de l’Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta), Tarragona

Psicólogo, Doctorando y Consultor

Carme Gil-Ripoll, Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración, Barcelona

Profesora y Consultora

Andreu Vigil-Colet, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (CRAMC-Centre de Recerca de l’Avaluació i Mesura de la Conducta), Tarragona

Catedrático de Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento
How to Cite
Boada-Grau, J., Robert-Sentís, L., Gil-Ripoll, C., & Vigil-Colet, A. (2013). Development, internal consistency, reliability and validity of a scale of occupational hazards in Spanish. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 29(1), 217–224. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.29.1.138021
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Section
Social and Organizational Psychology

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