Siw Tone Innstrand1, Marit Christensen2, Kirsti Godal Undebakke3, Kyrre Svarva4. 1. Research Centre for Health Promotion and Resources, Department of Social Work and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway siw.tone.innstrand@svt.ntnu.no. 2. Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 3. Research Centre for Health Promotion and Resources, Department of Social Work and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 4. Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Abstract
AIMS: The aim of the present paper is to present and validate a Knowledge-Intensive Work Environment Survey Target (KIWEST), a questionnaire developed for assessing the psychosocial factors among people in knowledge-intensive work environments. METHODS: The construct validity and reliability of the measurement model where tested on a representative sample of 3066 academic and administrative staff working at one of the largest universities in Norway. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis provided initial support for the convergent validity and internal consistency of the 30 construct KIWEST measurement model. However, discriminant validity tests indicated that some of the constructs might overlap to some degree. CONCLUSION: Overall, the KIWEST measure showed promising psychometric properties as a psychosocial work environment measure.
AIMS: The aim of the present paper is to present and validate a Knowledge-Intensive Work Environment Survey Target (KIWEST), a questionnaire developed for assessing the psychosocial factors among people in knowledge-intensive work environments. METHODS: The construct validity and reliability of the measurement model where tested on a representative sample of 3066 academic and administrative staff working at one of the largest universities in Norway. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis provided initial support for the convergent validity and internal consistency of the 30 construct KIWEST measurement model. However, discriminant validity tests indicated that some of the constructs might overlap to some degree. CONCLUSION: Overall, the KIWEST measure showed promising psychometric properties as a psychosocial work environment measure.