Title
Revalidation of an ultra-short scale for the measurement of perceived job security in Latin America
Other title
Revalidación de escala ultracorta para la medición de la seguridad percibida para conservar el trabajo en Latinoamérica
Date Issued
05 August 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Medwave Estudios Ltda
Abstract
Introduction: Due to the measures imposed by governments to reduce the spread of this new virus, the economic sector was one of the most affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several labor sectors had to undergo a virtual adaptation process resulting in job instability and job loss. The objective of this study was to revalidate an ultra-short scale for measuring perceived job security in Latin America. Methods: A revalidation study was done on a short scale that measures worker's perceived security about losing or keeping their job in the near future. Results: The four items remained on the revalidated scale, where all four explained a single factor. The goodness-of-fit measures confirmed the single-factor model (χ: 7.06; df: 2; p = 0.29; mean square error: 0.015; goodness-of-fit index: 0.998; adjusted goodness-of-fit index: 0.991; comparative fit index: 0.999; Tucker-Lewis index: 0.997; normalized fit index: 0.998; incremental fit index: 0.999; and root mean square error of approximation: 0.036). The scale's reliability was calculated using McDonald's omega coefficient, obtaining an overall result of ω = 0.72. Conclusions: The scale was correctly revalidated in Latin America, and the four items were kept in a single reliable factor.
Start page
e002545
Volume
22
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Economía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85135598996
PubMed ID
Source
Medwave
ISSN of the container
07176384
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