An Ultra-Short Measure for Work Engagement

By Wilmar B. Schaufeli, A. Shimazu, J. Hakanen, Marisa Salanova, Hans De Witte. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2019

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Abstract. The current study introduces an ultra-short, 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Using five national samples from Finland ( N = 22,117), Japan ( N = 1,968), the Netherlands ( N = 38,278), Belgium/Flanders ( N = 5,062), and Spain ( N = 10,040) its internal consistency and factorial validity vis-à-vis validated measures of burnout, workaholism, and job boredom are demonstrated. Moreover, the UWES-3 shares 86–92% of its variance with the longer nine-item version and the pattern of correlations of both versions with 9 indicators of well-being, 8 job demands, 10 job resources, and 6 outcomes is highly similar with an average, absolute difference between correlations of only .02. Hence, it is concluded that the UWES-3 is a reliable and valid indicator of work engagement that can be used as an alternative to the longer version, for instance in national and international epidemiological surveys on employee’s working conditions.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Workaholism and work engagement: how are they similar? How are they different? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2019, background): “These authors considered their findings in the context of possible national differences—with reference to social, economic and cultural issues relating to a work ethic—but failed to establish a systematic, global explanation of how national culture affected their results (Hu et al., 2014; Schaufeli ”
Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)—Development, Validity, and Reliability (2020, methodology): “Work engagement was measured using the ultra-short version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) [47], which contains three items that refer to vigour, dedication, and absorption, (α= 0.”