Abstract

UNDA, Sara et al. Construction of a scale for assessing at work psychosocial risk factors in professors. Rev. psicol. trab. organ. [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.2, pp.67-74. ISSN 2174-0534.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpto.2016.04.004.

The aim of this study was to create a valid and reliable instrument to measure psychosocial risk factors at work in Mexican professors. A 66-item scale with 5 response choices was built. In order to validate the scale, it was administered to 500 public professors at Mexico city, aged between 21 an 76, 331 males and 168 females, belonging to nine higher education schools. Statistical analyses were made to know the item discriminant power, reliability, and factor structure. The scale rendered five factors: perceived inequity, difficult students, perceived insecurity, academic overload, and lack of resources at the workplace. The scales had a Cronbach's alpha between .75 and 92. As a conclusion, the scale fulfills the requirements of reliability and validity in a population of professors.

Keywords : Psychosocial risk factors; Work; Professors; Psychometric validation; Measurement.

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