Spanish-Language Adaptation of Morgeson and Humphrey's Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ).

Area of Science:

• Organizational Psychology
• Work and Organizational Psychology
• Human Resource Management

Background:

• Measuring work design dimensions presents challenges in operationalization, internal consistency, and factor structure.
• The Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ) by Morgeson and Humphrey (2006) addresses these issues across various contexts.
• Previous adaptations of the WDQ have been successful in different languages and cultural settings.

Purpose of the Study:

• To adapt the Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ) into Spanish.
• To analyze the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the WDQ.
• To confirm the factor structure of the WDQ in a Spanish-speaking workforce.

Main Methods:

• A sample of 1035 Spanish workers across diverse jobs and occupations participated.
• Reliability analysis, including Cronbach's alpha and scale reliability, was conducted.
• Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test the factor structure and goodness of fit.

Main Results:

• The overall internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was .92, with scale reliabilities ranging from .70 to .96.
• The 21-characteristic model (motivational, social, work context) demonstrated the best fit, aligning with previous research.
• CFA results indicated good model fit (CFI/TLI ≈ .90, SRMR/RMSEA < .08) for the four major work characteristic categories.

Conclusions:

• The Spanish adaptation of the WDQ is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring work design.
• The findings support the WDQ's structure and applicability in Spanish-speaking work environments.
• This validated tool has significant potential for improving research, work conditions, productivity, and employee development.