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Work Engagement in South Korea
Won Ho Kim1, Jong Gyu Park2, Bora Kwon2
1Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, Bundang-gu, Korea.
Psychological Reports
|June 1, 2017
Summary
This study validates the Korean version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). The three-factor model demonstrates strong reliability and validity for measuring work engagement in Korean populations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Work engagement is crucial for employee well-being and organizational success.
- Validated instruments are needed to measure work engagement across diverse cultural contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the Korean translation of the 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES).
- To assess the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the UWES in a Korean sample.
Main Methods:
- Translation of the UWES following International Test Commission guidelines.
- Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on the first Korean sample.
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on the second Korean sample to compare factor models.
Main Results:
- EFA indicated both two-factor and three-factor solutions were viable.
- CFA supported the three-factor model as the most parsimonious and best-fitting structure.
- The three-factor UWES demonstrated good convergent validity, discriminant validity, and internal consistency.
Conclusions:
- The Korean version of the 9-item UWES is a psychometrically sound instrument.
- The three-factor structure is appropriate for measuring work engagement in Korea.
- This validated scale can be used for research and practice in Korean organizational settings.
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