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Thriving from work questionnaire: German translation and validation
Stephanie M Neidlinger1,2, Susan E Peters3, Daniel A Gundersen3,4,5
1Department of Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology, Helmut-Schmidt University, 22043, Hamburg, Germany. neidlinger@hsu-hh.de.
BMC Public Health
|June 19, 2024
Summary
The German Thriving from Work questionnaire is a reliable and valid measure of employee well-being. This validated tool helps assess positive well-being and work-life integration in German-speaking employees.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Employee well-being is crucial for meaningful work experiences.
- Accurate assessment tools are necessary to measure employee well-being.
- The Thriving from Work questionnaire is a validated indicator of positive employee well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To translate and validate the Thriving from Work questionnaire into German.
- To assess the reliability, validity, and dimensionality of the German version.
- To examine criterion validity with work and life outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Translation of the Thriving from Work questionnaire into German.
- Psychometric evaluation using item response theory.
- Validation with a sample of 567 German employees.
Main Results:
- The German Thriving from Work questionnaire (long and short versions) demonstrated good reliability and construct validity.
- Criterion validity was confirmed through associations with life satisfaction, trust, general well-being, fatigue, and stress.
- The translated questionnaire is a dependable measure for employee well-being.
Conclusions:
- The German version of the Thriving from Work questionnaire is a reliable and valid measure of employee well-being.
- The study supports the use of this tool in research and practice for German-speaking populations.
- Recommendations for future research and adaptation are discussed.
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