A psychometric evaluation of the job demands resources scale in South Africa

By S. Rothmann, K. Mostert, M. Strydom. 2006

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The aims of this study were to investigate the construct validity, construct equivalence and reliability of a measuring instrument of job demands and resources, and to assess the differences between the job demands and resources in different organisations in South Africa. Stratified, random samples (N = 2717) of employees in different organisations were taken. Five reliable factors were extracted using principal component analysis with a varimax rotation, namely overload, growth opportunities, organisational support, advancement, and job insecurity. All factors, except organisational support, showed acceptable equivalence for different organisations. Statistically significant differences were found between the perceptions of job demands and resources in different organisations.

Subfields: General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Highly engaged but burned out: intra-individual profiles in the US workforce (2018, methodology): “Items were created for the purpose of this study, based on a review of measures for demands, resources, and workplace climate (e.g. Rothmann et al., 2006; Kirby et al., 2003; Clark et al., 2000).”
Job demands, job resources and work engagement of employees in a manufacturing organisation : research article (2007, unknown): “Rothmann et al. (2006) also found reliable alpha coefficients for the JDRS that varied between 0.”
The Functions of a Servant Leader (2017, background): “Job resources refer to resources such as supervisory support, job clarity, information, communication, participation in decision-making, and growth opportunities [109].”
Factors associated with employee engagement in South Africa : original research (2010, methodology): “Rothmann et al. (2006) obtained the following alpha coefficients for the JD-RS over a range of occupations and organisations in South Africa: overload: 0.76, organisational support: 0.92, growth opportunities: 0.86, advancement: 0.83 and job insecurity: 0.89.”