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Validation of the Work-Life Balance Culture Scale (WLBCS).
- Source :
- Work; 2014, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p133-142, 10p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to describe the theoretical development and initial validation of the newly developed Work-Life Balance Culture Scale (WLBCS), an instrument for measuring an organizational culture that promotes the work-life balance of employees. METHODS: In Study 1 (N = 498), the scale was developed and its factorial validity tested through exploratory factor analyses. In Study 2 (N=513), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to examine model fit and retest the dimensional structure of the instrument. To assess construct validity, a priori hypotheses were formulated and subsequently tested using correlation analyses. RESULTS: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a one-factor model. Results of the bivariate correlation analyses may be interpreted as preliminary evidence of the scale’s construct validity. CONCLUSION: The five-item WLBCS is a new and efficient instrument with good overall quality. Its conciseness makes it particularly suitable for use in employee surveys to gain initial insight into a company’s perceived work-life balance culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CORPORATE culture
CHI-squared test
STATISTICAL correlation
EXPERIMENTAL design
FACTOR analysis
RESEARCH methodology
PSYCHOMETRICS
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
STATISTICS
DATA analysis
SOCIAL support
MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
WORK-life balance
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10519815
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111158777
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-131643