Abstract

Objectives

The present study investigated the reliability and validity of a newly developed Vietnamese version of the 9‐item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES‐9‐V) in a sample of hospital nurses in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Methods

The UWES‐9 was translated into Vietnamese following a standard procedure. A survey was conducted of 949 registered nurses in a large tertiary general hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2018, using a self‐administered questionnaire including the Vietnamese UWES‐9, other scales measuring health status, work performance, job demand, job control, and workplace social support, and questions pertaining to demographic variables. Cronbach’s alpha and interclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to assess reliability. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to assess factorial validity. Convergent validity was tested based on associations between the UWES‐9‐V and subscales and other scales.

Results

The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the UWES‐9‐V and the Vigor, Absorption, and Dedication subscales were 0.93, 0.86, 0.77, and 0.90, respectively. ICC of the UWES‐9‐V in a subsample after 3 months was 0.48. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated an acceptable fit of both one‐factor and three‐factor structures, with the three‐factor model having the better fit. The UWES‐9‐V and its subscales correlated with depression, anxiety and stress, health‐related quality of life and health condition, job performance, and psychosocial work environment.

Conclusions

The study findings suggest that the UWES‐9‐V is a reliable and valid instrument to measure work engagement among hospital nurses in Vietnam, a low‐ and middle‐income country. Future studies should confirm the validity and reliability of the UWES‐9‐V among various occupations.

Details

Title
Reliability and validity of the Vietnamese version of the 9‐item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
Author
Thuy Thi Thu Tran 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Watanabe, Kazuhiro 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Imamura, Kotaro 2 ; Huong Thanh Nguyen 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sasaki, Natsu 2 ; Kuribayashi, Kazuto 4 ; Sakuraya, Asuka 5 ; Nga Thi Nguyen 3 ; Bui, Thu Minh 6 ; Nguyen, Quynh Thuy 1 ; Truong, Tien Quang 3 ; Giang Thi Huong Nguyen 6 ; Minas, Harry 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tsustumi, Akizumi 8   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Shimazu, Akihito 9   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kawakami, Norito 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam 
2  Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
3  Faculty of Social Sciences – Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam 
4  Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
5  Department of Public Health, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan 
6  Nursing Office, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam 
7  Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 
8  Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan 
9  Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan 
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Jan/Dec 2020
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
13419145
e-ISSN
13489585
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12157
ProQuest document ID
2472959647
Copyright
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