Arturo Juárez-García1, Aldo Vera-Calzaretta2, Gisela Blanco-Gomez3, Viviola Gómez-Ortíz4, Elena Hernández-Mendoza5,6, José Jacinto-Ubillus7, Bongkyoo Choi8. 1. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Morelos, México. 2. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 3. Universidad Central, Caracas, Venezuela. 4. Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. 5. FES Iztacala UNAM, Tlalnepantla, México. 6. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina. 7. Red de Salud Rimac, Lima, Perú 8. University of California Irvine, Irvine, California.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study tests the validity and the invariance of ERI questionnaire (ERIQ) data from health professionals in six different Latin-American countries. METHODS: One thousand two hundred ninety-two (1292) participants who worked in hospitals in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela completed the ERI and GHQ questionnaires. Partial correlations were carried out as well as reliability statistics and confirmatory factor analyses to examine factor structure and invariance of ERIQ in each subsample. RESULTS: Overall confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the theoretical structure of the ERIQ. The effort and overcommitment scales were invariant (equivalent) across the six countries, but the reward scale was only partially invariant. Several associations between ERIQ and mental health remain significant after controlling for sociodemographic variables. CONCLUSIONS: Although the validity of the ERIQ' scales were generally satisfactory in most Latin-American samples, future research should examine in depth the equivalence of reward scale across Latin-American cultures.
BACKGROUND: This study tests the validity and the invariance of ERI questionnaire (ERIQ) data from health professionals in six different Latin-American countries. METHODS: One thousand two hundred ninety-two (1292) participants who worked in hospitals in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela completed the ERI and GHQ questionnaires. Partial correlations were carried out as well as reliability statistics and confirmatory factor analyses to examine factor structure and invariance of ERIQ in each subsample. RESULTS: Overall confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the theoretical structure of the ERIQ. The effort and overcommitment scales were invariant (equivalent) across the six countries, but the reward scale was only partially invariant. Several associations between ERIQ and mental health remain significant after controlling for sociodemographic variables. CONCLUSIONS: Although the validity of the ERIQ' scales were generally satisfactory in most Latin-American samples, future research should examine in depth the equivalence of reward scale across Latin-American cultures.
Authors: Jian Li; Timothy A Matthews; Liwei Chen; Marissa Seamans; Constanze Leineweber; Johannes Siegrist Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-12-17 Impact factor: 3.390