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Development and validation of the Work-Home Integration Questionnaire (WHIQ)
Andrea Noja1, Bettina Kubicek1, Nejc Plohl2
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Graz Graz Austria.
Applied Psychology = Psychologie Appliquee
|March 22, 2024
Summary
Work-home integration (WHI) describes employees
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Occupational Health Psychology
Background:
- The blurring boundaries between work and private life lead to increased work-home integration (WHI).
- WHI can negatively impact recovery and cause strain, or positively restore resources and yield benefits.
- Existing measures may not fully capture the multifaceted nature of WHI.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a new, comprehensive measure of work-home integration.
- To introduce the Work-Home Integration Questionnaire (WHIQ) to assess employee involvement in work during leisure time.
- To provide a reliable and valid tool for understanding the different forms of WHI.
Main Methods:
- Development and validation of the Work-Home Integration Questionnaire (WHIQ).
- Simultaneous validation in English, German, and Slovene across three studies (two cross-sectional, one longitudinal).
- Confirmatory factor analysis to establish the questionnaire's structure and validity (convergent, discriminant, incremental).
Main Results:
- Confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure: negative cognitive-affective involvement, positive cognitive-affective involvement, and behavioral involvement.
- The WHIQ demonstrated measurement invariance across English, German, and Slovene.
- Evidence for the convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity of the WHIQ was provided.
Conclusions:
- The Work-Home Integration Questionnaire (WHIQ) is a reliable, valid, and concise instrument.
- WHIQ effectively measures the extent of employee involvement in work during leisure time.
- This new measure enhances the understanding of work-home integration and its implications.
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