Spanish validation of the Job Insecurity Scale JIS-8: viability of the cognitive and affective model

• José Antonio Llosa ^[1] ; Sara Menéndez-Espina ^[1] ; Julio Rodríguez-Suárez ^[1] ; Esteban Agulló-Tomás ^[1] ; Joan Boada-Grau ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Oviedo

     Universidad de Oviedo

     Oviedo, España

     
  2. [2] Universitat Rovira i Virgili

     Universitat Rovira i Virgili

     Tarragona, España

     
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 29, Nº. 4, 2017, págs. 577-583
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2017.59
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Validación española de la escala de incertidumbre laboral JIS-8: viabilidad del modelo afectivo y cognitivo
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  • español

    Antecedentes: a través del presente estudio instrumental se adapta al castellano y se valida la Job Insecurity Scale en su versión de 8 ítems (JIS-8), una de las pruebas de referencia en este campo, que además permite poner a prueba la distinción cognitiva y afectiva en la incertidumbre laboral cuantitativa. Método: el JIS-8 fue administrado a una muestra española de 592 participantes (186 hombres, 406 mujeres; Media de edad = 36,68), junto a pruebas de salud mental y satisfacción laboral. Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio y confi rmatorio, y se ha estudiado la relación de la escala con otras variables.

    Resultados: la adaptación española muestra validez de constructo, buena consistencia interna y Cronbach α = .88, superior a la obtenida en la validación del instrumento original. El análisis llevado a cabo prueba las consecuencias de la incertidumbre laboral sobre la salud mental de los trabajadores, así como sobre su satisfacción laboral. Tanto el análisis factorial exploratorio como confi rmatorio, donde se pusieron a prueba un modelo unidimensional y otro bidimensional, mantiene la presencia de dos factores: las dimensiones cognitiva y afectiva. Conclusiones: los resultados muestran que la prueba es adecuada para su uso en personas en situación laboral activa en población española

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    Background: This instrumental study is the Spanish adaptation and validation of the Job Insecurity Scale in its 8-item version (JIS-8). This is one of the reference tests in this fi eld and it also allows the distinction between affect and cognition in quantitative job insecurity to be tested. Method:

    The JIS-8 was carried out on a Spanish sample with 592 participants (186 men, 406 women; Mean age = 36.68), together with mental health and job satisfaction tests. An exploratory factor analysis and confi rmatory factor analysis were carried out, and the relationship between the scale and other variables was examined. Results: The Spanish validation shows good construct validity, internal consistency and a Cronbach a = .88, higher than the value obtained in the validation of the original instrument. The analysis shows the consequences of job insecurity on workers’ mental health, as well as on their job satisfaction. The exploratory factor analysis as well as the confi rmatory analysis, in which a one-dimensional and a two-dimensional model were tested, maintain the presence of two factors:

    the cognitive and the affective dimensions. Conclusions: The results underpin the fact that the test is appropriate for application to people in active employment in the Spanish population

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