Validation of the “Restorativeness at Work Scale” (R@WS)
Anno:
2024
Tipologia prodotto:
Abstract in Atti di convegno
Tipologia ANVUR:
Abstract in Atti di convegno
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
Elettronico
Titolo del Convegno:
International Meeting of the Psychometric Society
Luogo:
Praga
Periodo:
16-19 luglio 2024
Intervallo pagine:
126-126
Parole chiave:
workers, restorativeness, validation
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
This research aims to build a scale, called Restorativeness at work scale (R@WS), to measure the perception of
the restorative qualities of physical environments in work contexts, and to study its psychometric properties.
Physical environments can affect the individual’s ability to direct attention by consuming them, but “restorative
environments” can relieve mental fatigue.
This work was carried out through different steps using a mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative
methods). First, 20 semi-structured interviews were carried out and administered to two types of workers:
office and production. The questions aimed to investigate and deepen the relevant elements in the workplace
for the construct of restorativeness. Second, we moved on to constructing the items, taking the PRS (PRS, Pasini
et al., 2014) items as a reference and taking inspiration from the themes that emerged in the first step. 27
potential items were identified to investigate 4 dimensions (FA, B-A, COH, SCO); it has been chosen to exclude
Compatibility. The first version of the scale with 27 items was administered to 28 workers. Each participant also
underwent a cognitive interview aimed at identifying any critical issues. Based on the previous step’s results,
we refined or excluded problematic items. A second version of the scale (17 items) was administered to 673
workers (61% female), and 238 of these (61% female) completed the scale a second time after about one month.
Psychometrics proprieties (factor structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability) were verified on this
data.