Factores de riesgo psicosocial como predictores del bienestar laboral: un análisis SEM / Psychosocial risk factors as predictors of occupational well-being: A SEM analysis

ANTECEDENTES: Las aproximaciones teóricas sobre el bienestar laboral lo identifican con variables como la satisfacción, la motivación y el estrés. A su vez, en estas variables influyen los factores de riesgo psicosocial del entorno laboral, los cuales se relacionan con la salud de los trabajadores. OBJETIVO: El objetivo de este estudio fue validar un modelo de bienestar laboral a partir de la evaluación de la percepción de los factores de riesgo psicosocial. Se aplicó el cuestionario DECORE a 865 trabajadores de distintas empresas del sector terciario en la Comunidad de Madrid. Posteriormente, se efectuaron diversos análisis factoriales confirmatorios (procedimiento máxima verosimilitud) sobre las distintas variables realizadas. RESULTADOS: Tanto al evaluar los factores de riesgo psicosocial como el bienestar laboral, los índices de ajuste resultan apropiados. Todas las variables latentes se reúnen en un mismo modelo para analizar las relaciones subyacentes entre ellas. Los índices de ajuste son, asimismo, adecuados. CONCLUSIONES: La percepción que tiene el trabajador de los factores de riesgo psicosocial resultó ser un predictor de su bienestar laboral, entendido como altos niveles de satisfacción y motivación, y bajos niveles de estrés percibido

ANTECEDENTS: Theoretical approaches on occupational well-being have identified several intervening variables such as satisfaction, motivation and occupational stress. Psychosocial risk factors at work have an influence on these variables as well as on workers' health. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to validate a model of occupational well-being by assessing perceived psychosocial risk factors in a sample of 865 workers from different service sector businesses by means of the DECORE questionnaire. Subsequently, several confirmatory factor analyses (maximum likelihood estimators) on the different analyzed variables were performed. RESULTS: On having evaluated psychosocial risk factors and occupational well-being, the indexes of adjustment turned out to be appropriate. All the latent variables were included in the same model in order to gather information on the underlying relationships between them. The fit indices were also suitable. CONCLUSIONS: Workers' perception of psychosocial risk factors was a predictor of occupational well-being, defined as high levels of satisfaction and motivation together with low levels of perceived stress

Development and psychometric properties of the resistance to trauma test (TRAUMA) / Desarrollo y propiedades psicométricas del Test de Resistencia al trauma (TRauma)

BACKGROUND: The Resistance to trauma Test: TRauma is an instrument designed to assess six dimensions involving personal strengths or resources that promote coping with difficult life situations. In addition, an overall score is obtained that is conceptually equivalent to the concept of resilience. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the TRauma in a sample of subjects affected by a traumatic event. METHOD: Participants were 222 people affected by a traumatic life event (36.5% males), with ages ranging between 18 and 71 years. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis supports the theoretical internal structure proposed for the instrument. Moreover, the reliability coefficients of the six scales and the total score are both acceptable. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the findings of this study support the use of the TRauma to measure factors of personal strengths and resilience. However, these results do not exhaust the validation process of the TRauma, and it is necessary to continue to seek empirical evidence

ANTECEDENTES: el «Test de Resistencia al trauma: TRauma» es un instrumento que pretende evaluar seis dimensiones que suponen fortalezas o recursos personales que favorecen el afrontamiento de situaciones vitales difíciles. También se obtiene una puntuación global que sería conceptualmente equivalente al concepto de resiliencia. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las propiedades psicométricas y la estructura factorial del TRauma en una muestra de sujetos afectados por algún suceso traumático. MÉTODO: los participantes fueron 222 personas afectadas por algún suceso vital traumático (36,5% de varones), con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 71 años. RESULTADOS: el análisis factorial confirmatorio apoyaría la estructura interna propuesta teóricamente para el instrumento. Además, los coeficientes de fiabilidad tanto de las 6 escalas como de la puntuación total son aceptables. CONCLUSIONES: en conjunto, los hallazgos de este estudio avalan el uso del TRauma para medir factores de fortalezas personales y resiliencia. Sin embargo, estos resultados no agotan el proceso de validación del TRauma; es necesario seguir recabando evidencias empíricas

Development and psychometric properties of the Resistance to Trauma Test (TRauma).

BACKGROUND: The Resistance to trauma Test: TRauma is an instrument designed to assess six dimensions involving personal strengths or resources that promote coping with difficult life situations. In addition, an overall score is obtained that is conceptually equivalent to the concept of resilience. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the TRauma in a sample of subjects affected by a traumatic event. METHOD: Participants were 222 people affected by a traumatic life event (36.5% males), with ages ranging between 18 and 71 years. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis supports the theoretical internal structure proposed for the instrument. Moreover, the reliability coefficients of the six scales and the total score are both acceptable. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the findings of this study support the use of the TRauma to measure factors of personal strengths and resilience. However, these results do not exhaust the validation process of the TRauma, and it is necessary to continue to seek empirical evidence.