The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES): psychometric properties of a new tool for epidemiological studies among waged and salaried workers
link https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.2009.048967account_box Vives, Alejandraaccount_box Amable, Marceloaccount_box Ferrer, Montserrataccount_box Moncada, Salvadoraccount_box Llorens, Claraaccount_box Muntaner, Carlesaccount_box Benavides, Fernando G.account_box Benach, Joan
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Background Despite the fact that labour market flexibility has resulted in an expansion of precarious employment in industrialised countries, to date there is limited empirical evidence concerning its health consequences. The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) is a newly developed, theory-based, multidimensional questionnaire specifically devised for epidemiological studies among waged and salaried workers.
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| Autor | Vives, Alejandra Amable, Marcelo Ferrer, Montserrat Moncada, Salvador Llorens, Clara Muntaner, Carles Benavides, Fernando G. Benach, Joan |
| Título | The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES): psychometric properties of a new tool for epidemiological studies among waged and salaried workers |
| Revista | OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE |
| ISSN | 1351-0711 |
| ISSN electrónico | 1470-7926 |
| Volumen | 67 |
| Número de publicación | 8 |
| Página inicio | 548 |
| Página final | 555 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010 |
| Resumen | Background Despite the fact that labour market flexibility has resulted in an expansion of precarious employment in industrialised countries, to date there is limited empirical evidence concerning its health consequences. The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) is a newly developed, theory-based, multidimensional questionnaire specifically devised for epidemiological studies among waged and salaried workers. Objective To assess the acceptability, reliability and construct validity of EPRES in a sample of waged and salaried workers in Spain. Methods A sample of 6968 temporary and permanent workers from a population-based survey carried out in 2004-2005 was analysed. The survey questionnaire was interviewer administered and included the six EPRES subscales, and measures of the psychosocial work environment (COPSOQ ISTAS21) and perceived general and mental health (SF-36). Results A high response rate to all EPRES items indicated good acceptability; Cronbach's alpha coefficients, over 0.70 for all subscales and the global score, demonstrated good internal consistency reliability; exploratory factor analysis using principal axis analysis and varimax rotation confirmed the six-subscale structure and the theoretical allocation of all items. Patterns across known groups and correlation coefficients with psychosocial work environment measures and perceived health demonstrated the expected relations, providing evidence of construct validity. Conclusions Our results provide evidence in support of the psychometric properties of EPRES, which appears to be a promising tool for the measurement of employment precariousness in public health research. |
| Derechos | registro bibliográfico |
| Agencia financiadora | European Union Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria (Health Research Fund) of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Spanish Health Ministry) |
| DOI | 10.1136/oem.2009.048967 |
| Editorial | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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| Id de publicación en Pubmed | MEDLINE:20576923 |
| Id de publicación en WoS | WOS:000280116200009 |
| Paginación | 8 páginas |
| Palabra clave | TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CONSEQUENCES INEQUALITIES INSECURITY WORKING IMPACT RISK |
| Tema ODS | 01 No Poverty 03 Good Health and Well-being 08 Decent Work and Economic Growth |
| Tema ODS español | 01 Fin de la pobreza 03 Salud y bienestar 08 Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico |
| Tipo de documento | artículo |