Portuguese version of a stress and well-being evaluation tool (ASSET)at the workplace: validation of the psychometric properties.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The main objective of this work was to translate the English version of ASSET (A Shortened Stress Evaluation Tool) into the Portuguese version and to validate its psychometric properties. Additionally, this work tested the convergent validity of the instrument.

Methods

The translation and retroversion were conducted by experts and submitted to the authors for approval. Within an observational, cross-sectional study, regarding mental health at the workplace, ASSET together with other scales was applied to a sample of 405 participants. The psychometric validity of the subscales was studied using confirmatory factorial analysis.

Results

The factorial structure of ASSET is globally supported by the results, with the Perceptions of Your Job and Attitudes Towards

SUBMITTER: Heitor Dos Santos MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829846 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature