Introduction: Work engagement is a relevant positive psychological effect in the literature, and validity studies of the ultra-brief version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale are practically nonexistent in Latin America. Objective: to identify the psychometric properties of the ultra-brief version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3) and to analyze its equivalence with the UWES-9 version in a sample of teachers from a public university in Mexico. Method: the final sample consisted of N=247 university teachers, who answered the 9-item and 3-item versions of the UWES and the Burnout Evaluation Questionnaire for Education Personnel (CESQT-PE) to estimate its discriminant validity. Results: The results confirmed very high correlations between both versions of the UWES (3-9) (r=>.82-.93), a unidimensional structure of the UWES- 3 with higher factor loadings (>.75), satisfact...

Introduction: Work engagement is a relevant positive psychological effect in the literature, and validity studies of the ultra-brief version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale are practically nonexistent in Latin America. Objective: to identify the psychometric properties of the ultra-brief version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3) and to analyze its equivalence with the UWES-9 version in a sample of teachers from a public university in Mexico. Method: the final sample consisted of N=247 university teachers, who answered the 9-item and 3-item versions of the UWES and the Burnout Evaluation Questionnaire for Education Personnel (CESQT-PE) to estimate its discriminant validity. Results: The results confirmed very high correlations between both versions of the UWES (3-9) (r=>.82-.93), a unidimensional structure of the UWES- 3 with higher factor loadings (>.75), satisfact...

The objective of this study was to propose a structural model that delineates the relationship between different psychological characteristics in relation to mental health problems through a structural equation model. In a non-random, intentional sample of N = 231 students, the specified model demonstrates that anger-trait, self-denial and internal locus of control variables have effects on mental health problems through mediators such as anger-in, lack of assertiveness, and self-efficacy, and that they keep the expected theoretical relationships (X2 = 50.24, gl = 35 and p = 0.04; razón X2/gl = 1.44, CFI = .98, NFI = .93, IFI = .98, RMSEA = .04) These findings are discussed in terms of their contribution to understanding the mechanisms of the complex relationship among psychological characteristics, personality and health.

The goal of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Type D Personality Scale (DS-14) in a sample of Mexican participants (n = 702). The scale was evaluated through a non-parametric approach based on Mokken scaling. Moreover, confirmatory factor analyses were performed using the weighted least squares mean and variance (WLSMV) method, internal consistency estimation with omega coefficient (ω), measurement invariance by gender, and convergent validity with mental health measures (MBI = burnout, GHQ = depression, sleep disorders, social dysfunction, and somatic symptoms), and controlling job stressors (JCQ = job demands and job control). The results showed low to moderate partial correlations in DS-14 items concerning the mental health scores, and acceptable reliability rates (ω = .62-.86). Measurement invariance between men and women was found, a...

Wilmar Schaufeli is a professor of work psychology and organizations at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and a distinguished professor at the University of Leuven in Belgium. He was listed as the most productive professor by the Dutch journal for psychology and its border areas (1993-1995). In 2010, the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology distinguished him as a "fellow" for his outstanding career and contributions to the field. It is ranked 22th among the most important academics in the field of administration and is also on the list of "the most influential scientific minds in the world" for its high number of appointments at Thomson Reuters. He is currently recognized for his creation of the modern concept of "Engagement" and for being the author of the "Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)" scale. This interview was conducted in Mexico by the author of the p...

The purpose of this systematic review was to characterize job psychosocial risk factors and their consequences on subjective indicators and health objectives in university professors from Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America.  The web search included PubMed, EBSCO, PsycINFO, PSICODOC, LILACS, MEDIGRAPHIC, IMBIOMED, Redalyc, Dialnet, Scielo and Doyma. Three reviewers selected the articles for review independently and assessed their methodological quality according to the STROBE guideline. As a result, 8 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results confirmed the presence of different psychosocial risk factors derived from working conditions linked to the higher education international policies. In the study, the relationships of these factors with different psychological and biological health effects are shown. The need for more and better quality studies and the ...

The purpose of this systematic review was to characterize job psychosocial risk factors and their consequences on subjective indicators and health objectives in university professors from Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America.  The web search included PubMed, EBSCO, PsycINFO, PSICODOC, LILACS, MEDIGRAPHIC, IMBIOMED, Redalyc, Dialnet, Scielo and Doyma. Three reviewers selected the articles for review independently and assessed their methodological quality according to the STROBE guideline. As a result, 8 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results confirmed the presence of different psychosocial risk factors derived from working conditions linked to the higher education international policies. In the study, the relationships of these factors with different psychological and biological health effects are shown. The need for more and better quality studies and the ...

Los conductores del transporte urbano de pasajeros que se encuentran dentro de la economía informal en México  parecen especialmente vulnerables a diversas consecuencias psicosociales entre ellas el síndrome de Burnout, sin embargo, la evidencia psicométrica de las medidas utilizadas para su evaluación es prácticamente inexistente en este sector. Por ello, en el presente estudio se analiza la consistencia interna y la validez de puntajes del MBI-GS (Maslach Burnout Inventory, General Survey), en una muestra de conductores del transporte urbano de pasajeros en México. La consistencia interna fue adecuada para las tres dimensiones (>.70). El Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio reproduce satisfactoriamente la estructura trifactorial del MBI-GS (CFI = .989, RMSEA = .045, SRMR = .075) y se observan correlaciones de bajas a moderadas para la validez de criterio con trastornos (síntom...

The measurement of burnout has evolved into the creation of various tools and models. The Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey (MBI-GS) is one of these instruments used to measure three definitional constructs of burnout: (1) emotional exhaustion, (2) professional efficiency, and (3) indifference. It was created for a wide range of occupations, but its latent structure and invariance of measurement in Latin America has rarely been verified. The present study analyzes the latent structure and the invariance of measurement of MBI-GS in a sample of 940 Peruvian workers in various occupations. The methodology of structural equations was applied through the confirmatory factor analysis, as well as the invariance of measurement between men and women, imposing restrictions successively more strict. The results satisfactorily verified the structure of three-dimensional latent MBI-GS, and t...

El presente documento tiene como objetivo demostrar la confiabilidad y validez de constructo de la Escala de Estrés Percibido de Cohen, Kamarak, y Mermelstein en una muestra de 537 estudiantes de las licenciaturas deodontología, enfermería y psicología, en Baja California,México. La Escala de Estrés Percibido fue diseñada paramedir el grado en que las situaciones de la vida se valoran como estresantes, y está formado por 14 ítems distribuidos en dos factores. Los Resultados: en cuanto a la confiabilidad y validez de constructo de la Escala de Estrés Percibido, se presentó un adecuado nivel de confiabilidad (α=.86), y el modelo de medida presentó un ajuste adecuado: GFI=.91, RMSEA=.056, NFI=.97, CFI=.98, IFI=.98. Conclusiones: Los puntajes de la escala de estrés percibido son válidos y confiables en la muestra estudiada. Sería conveniente replicar la aplicación de este in...

El presente documento tiene como objetivo demostrar la confiabilidad y validez de constructo de la Escala de Estrés Percibido de Cohen, Kamarak, y Mermelstein en una muestra de 537 estudiantes de las licenciaturas de odontología,  enfermería y psicología, en Baja California, México. La Escala de Estrés Percibido fue diseñada para medir el grado en que las situaciones de la vida se valoran como estresantes, y está formado por 14 ítems distribuidos en dos factores. Los resultados: en cuanto a la confiabilidad y validez de constructo de la Escala de Estrés Percibido, se presentó un adecuado nivel de confiabilidad (α=.86), y el modelo de medida presentó un ajuste adecuado: GFI=.91, RMSEA=.056, NFI=.97, CFI=.98, IFI=.98. Conclusiones: Los puntajes de la escala de estrés percibido son válidos y confiables en la muestra estudiada. Sería conveniente replicar la aplicación de es...

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to validate of the Workload Scale in Peruvians. The sampling was intentional and included -170 industrial workers of a chemical and detergent company (83 women) -predominantly with technical education, all workers of a company located in Metropolitan Lima. A) confirmatory factor analysis was applied to evaluate the dimensionality of the items and the equivalence between men and women, b) reliability estimates for internal consistency, and c) a linear regression of demographic variables on the workload were estimated. A one-dimensional factorial structure was found, and the metric equivalence of the items was similar between men and women; the reliability was acceptable and, the intensity of the workload varied slightly according to the type of labor contract of the worker.

The objective of this study was to identify the relationship between labor engagement, sociodemographic aspects, and some psychosocial work factors among employees at restaurant in Morelos, Mexico. Using the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI), and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in a sample by 88 employees, the results of multiple regression models show that of the sociodemographic aspects, the only variable that had an association was the sex; women appeared to be less dedicated than men; while job insecurity, over involvement, controlling supervision, work hours, and reward had differential associations with the different components of engagement with variances explained between 15 % and 34 %. It is concluded that the surveillance and control of these psychosocial factors could boost levels of engagement with multiple benefits to the employees and the o...

El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo, realizar la validación de la Escala de Carga de Trabajo en trabajadores peruanos. El muestreo fue de tipo intencional —170 trabajadores de una empresa de químicos y detergentes (83 mujeres)— predominantemente con educación técnica, ubicada en Lima Metropolitana. Se aplicó un análisis factorial confirmatorio para evaluar la dimensionalidad de los ítems y la equivalencia entre hombres y mujeres. Se realizaron estimaciones de la fiabilidad por consistencia interna, y una regresión lineal de variables demográficas sobre la carga de trabajo. Se halló una estructura factorial unidimensional y, la equivalencia métrica de los ítems fue similar entre hombres y mujeres; la fiabilidad fue aceptable y, la intensidad de la carga de trabajo varió levemente de acuerdo al tipo de contrato laboral del trabajador

 The objective of the study was to identify the relationship between psychosocial factors of academic work and Burnout Syndrome in a public university in Mexico. In a sample of 247 academics from a public university in Mexico, an online battery was applied that was made up of an adaptation of the questionnaire Psychosocial Factors of Academic Work (FPSIS), the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Burning Syndrome by Work for Educational Professionals (CESQT-PE) and a section on sociodemographics The high and/or critical prevalence of Burnout dimensions was around 30% at the same time as more than 90% showed high levels of illusion at work. Multivariate linear regression models showed a statistically significant relationship between all psychosocial factors and most Burnout dimensions independent of sex, age or marital status, reaching explained variances between 16% and 43%. The most rel...

Las quejas de declive cognoscitivo se han vinculado con el deterioro cognoscitivo leve y/o con procesos neurodegenerativos tempranos. Existen cuestionarios para medir estas quejas, pero no hay evidencia de su confiabilidad y validez en población mexicana. El objetivo de esta investigación fue adaptar el Cuestionario de Fallos Cognitivos, estudiar su estructura y propiedades psicométricas en dicha población. Es un estudio instrumental que incluyó la traducción, jueceo, piloteo y aplicación del instrumento en dos muestras de participantes mexicanos. Se estudió su estructura interna, confiabilidad, y validez. Participaron 394 jóvenes universitarios y 124 adultos mayores. En jóvenes, el instrumento es unidimensional (alfa de .92. y coeficiente Omega de .93). Para adultos mayores, el análisis factorial exploratorio arroja 2 posibles factores, el primero (distraibilidad) con un alfa...

Las quejas de declive cognoscitivo se han vinculado con el deterioro cognoscitivo leve y/o con procesos neurodegenerativos tempranos. Existen cuestionarios para medir estas quejas, pero no hay evidencia de su confiabilidad y validez en población mexicana. El objetivo de esta investigación fue adaptar el Cuestionario de Fallos Cognitivos, estudiar su estructura y propiedades psicométricas en dicha población. Es un estudio instrumental que incluyó la traducción, jueceo, piloteo y aplicación del instrumento en dos muestras de participantes mexicanos. Se estudió su estructura interna, confiabilidad, y validez. Participaron 394 jóvenes universitarios y 124 adultos mayores. En jóvenes, el instrumento es unidimensional (alfa de .92. y coeficiente Omega de .93). Para adultos mayores, el análisis factorial exploratorio arroja 2 posibles factores, el primero (distraibilidad) con un alfa...

Work engagement is a construct that integrates feelings of vigor, dedication and absorption (Schaufeli, Salanova, Gonzalez-Roma and Bakker, 2002). The purpose of this study is to investigate the factorial validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) with versions of 15 and 9 items, in a sample by 145 teachers from Lima, Peru. We used exploratory analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that the UWES has adequate psychometric properties, while respecting its three-dimensional structure, and particularly the 9 items version showed better indices of adjustment. Future studies will be required to confirm these findings.