Resumen

MULLER GILCHRIST, Ralph; EXEQUEL PEREZ VILLALOBOS, Cristhian  y  RAMIREZ FERNANDEZ, Luis. Factorial structure and internal consistency of the utrecht work engagement Scale (UWES) 17 among health workers of Chile. liber. [online]. 2013, vol.19, n.2, pp.163-171. ISSN 1729-4827.

In order to provide evidence of validity and reliability of the instruments to evaluate the quality of working life, this study assesses the factorial structure and the reliability of the UWES-17 scale, measuring Engagement or employment commitment. A group of 165 Chilean Health workers were surveyed from various health disciplines and contract quality, the majority being women (70.30%) and non-medical professionals (27.88%). Through a Factorial Exploratory Analysis, we identified two factors: involvement with work and enthusiasm for work, demonstrating sufficient reliability. The study shows that the UWES-17 scale, considering the factorial structure referred to above, presents appropriate psychometric properties to be used in Chilean health workers, which supports its use to investigate this laboral phenomenon.

Palabras clave : Engagement work; reliability; health workers; factor análisis.

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