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The PERMA+4 Positive Functioning at Work Scale: Spanish Adaptation and Validation.

Adrián García-Selva¹, Marie-Carmen Neipp¹, Ángel Solanes-Puchol¹

¹University of Miguel Hernandez (Spain).

|July 26, 2024

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The Positive Functioning at Work scale was validated in Spanish workers, showing good reliability and validity for assessing workplace well-being and informing intervention design.

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Area of Science:

Organizational Psychology
Workplace Well-being Research
Psychometric Validation

Background:

Donaldson & Donaldson (2021b) developed a scale to measure Positive Functioning at Work.
The scale expands the PERMA framework for workplace application.
Previous validation was limited, necessitating adaptation for diverse cultural contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

To validate the Positive Functioning at Work scale in a Spanish sample.
To assess the psychometric properties of the adapted scale.
To confirm its utility for workplace well-being assessment.

Main Methods:

A sample of 698 Spanish workers (59% women, 41% men) participated.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Bifactor, and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) were employed.
Internal consistency, discriminant, criterion, predictive, and incremental validity were evaluated.

Main Results:

The nine-factor, bifactor, and ESEM models demonstrated good fit indices.
The adapted scale exhibited strong internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .90).
Evidence supported the scale's discriminant, criterion, predictive, and incremental validity, and measurement invariance.

Conclusions:

The validated scale offers a robust tool for measuring Positive Functioning at Work in Spanish-speaking populations.
Findings support its use in designing and evaluating workplace well-being programs.
The scale contributes to a comprehensive understanding of employee flourishing.