Having the Cake and Eating It Too: First-Order, Second-Order and Bifactor Representations of Work Engagement.

ABSTRACT: Even though work engagement is a popular construct in organizational psychology, the question remains whether it is experienced as a global construct, or as its three components (vigor, dedication, absorption). The present study thus contributes to the ongoing scientific debate about the dimensionality of work engagement systematically compared one-factor, first-order, higher-order, and bifactor confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) representations of work engagement measured by the short version of Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9). We also documented the validity evidence of the most optimal representation based on its test-criterion relationship with basic psychological need fulfillment at work, turnover intentions, work addiction, and work satisfaction. Based on responses provided by

SUBMITTER: Salamon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339798 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature