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  • Organizational Psychology
  • Work and Organizational Psychology

Background:

  • The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) is widely used but faces validity challenges.
  • Concerns exist regarding the measurement and conceptualization of work engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the factor structure and relationships of the UWES and Job Engagement Scale (JES).
  • To investigate construct-level relationships of engagement with related variables, controlling for measurement error.

Main Methods:

  • Compared the UWES and JES across five field samples.
  • Analyzed factor structures and theoretical relationships.
  • Controlled for measurement error sources like item-specific, scale-specific, random response, and transient factors.

Main Results:

  • The JES and UWES are correlated but not interchangeable.
  • The UWES shows overlap with other job attitudes, suggesting measurement refinement is needed.
  • Engagement is distinct from the opposite of burnout.
  • Psychological meaningfulness is highly correlated with engagement, suggesting a reciprocal relationship.

Conclusions:

  • Current engagement measures, particularly the UWES, may require improvement due to overlap with other job attitudes.
  • The conceptualization of engagement as solely the opposite of burnout is insufficient.
  • The relationship between psychological meaningfulness and engagement is likely reciprocal, necessitating revised conceptualizations.