Development of the Job-Related Uncertainty Stress Scale for Platform Workers.

IF 2.6 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2024-01-04 DOI:10.1093/joccuh/uiae074

Yonglin Zheng, Francis Cheung, Hongchen Luo, Heng Xu, Chen Li, Dan Wu

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Abstract

Objectives: This study reports the development of the Job-Related Uncertainty Stress Scale for Platform Workers (JUSSPW) and examines its reliability and validity.

Methods: The research was conducted in 2 phases. In Study 1, item analysis and exploratory factor analysis were conducted on data from 343 platform riders (males: 321; females: 22; mean (SD) age: 27.03 (6.67) years) in Guangzhou, China. In Study 2, an additional 391 platform riders (males: 328; females: 63; mean (SD) age: 30.36 (4.49) years) were recruited. This phase involved conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and assessing criterion-related validity by using the Uncertainty Stress Scale (USS-4), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Job Satisfaction Inventory (JSI).

Results: The JUSSPW scale comprises 8 items under a unidimensional structure, covering 4 perspectives: work environment, interpersonal relationships, industry-specific characteristics, and personal development prospects; it explained 71.07% of the total variance. CFA results indicated that this 1-factor model provided a good fit (χ2/df = 2.681, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.066, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.987, Incremental Fit Index (IFI) = 0.987, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.964, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) = 0.982). This scale also demonstrated good convergent (Average Variance Extracted (AVE) = 0.668, Composite Reliability (CR) = 0.941) and criterion validity (area under the curve = 0.935). The total score of JUSSPW was significantly positively correlated with the USS-4 and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Emotional Exhaustion (MBI-EE) scores, and remarkably negatively correlated with the JSI scores. Cronbach α and split-half reliability were .939 and 0.935, respectively.

Conclusions: These results suggest that this scale shows good reliability and validity and can be used as a sound measure to capture platform workers' job-related uncertainty stress. Limitation and implications are discussed.

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开发平台工人工作相关不确定性压力量表。

目的：本研究报告了平台工人工作相关不确定性压力量表（JUSSPW）的编制情况，并检验了其信度和效度：本研究报告了平台工人工作相关不确定性压力量表（JUSSPW）的开发情况，并考察了其信度和效度：研究分两个阶段进行。在研究 1 中，对中国广州 343 名站台工（男性：321 人；女性：22 人；平均年龄：27.03±6.67 岁）的数据进行了项目分析和探索性因子分析。在研究 2 中，又招募了 391 名站台乘客（男性：328 人；女性：63 人；平均年龄：30.36±4.49 岁）。这一阶段包括进行确认性因素分析，并使用不确定性压力量表（USS-4）、马斯拉奇职业倦怠量表（MBI）和工作满意度量表（JSI）评估标准相关效度：工作满意度量表由 8 个单维结构的项目组成，涵盖工作环境、人际关系、行业特点和个人发展前景四个方面，解释了总方差的 71.07%。CFA 结果表明，该单因素模型具有良好的拟合度（χ²/df = 2.681，RMSEA = 0.066，CFI = 0.987，IFI = 0.987，GFI = 0.964，TLI = 0.982）。该量表还表现出良好的收敛效度（AVE = 0.668，CR = 0.941）和标准效度（AUC= 0.935）。JUSSPW的总分与USS-4和MBI-EE得分呈显著正相关，与JSI得分呈显著负相关。Cronbach's阿尔法信度（Cronbach's alpha）和半信度（Cronbach's split-half reliability）分别为0.939和0.935：这些结果表明，该量表显示出良好的信度和效度，可作为捕捉平台工作者工作相关不确定性压力的可靠测量工具。此外，还讨论了该量表的局限性和影响。

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Journal of Occupational Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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5.60

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3.30%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The scope of the journal is broad, covering toxicology, ergonomics, psychosocial factors and other relevant health issues of workers, with special emphasis on the current developments in occupational health. The JOH also accepts various methodologies that are relevant to investigation of occupational health risk factors and exposures, such as large-scale epidemiological studies, human studies employing biological techniques and fundamental experiments on animals, and also welcomes submissions concerning occupational health practices and related issues.