Evidence of Validity of the Job Crafting Behaviors Scale

• Main Authors: Renata Silva de Carvalho Chinelato, Maria Cristina Ferreira, Felipe Valentini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
• Series: Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
• Subjects: validación estadística; psicologia positiva; conducta organizacional
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2015000300325&lng=en&tlng=en

AbstractJob crafting behavior refers to the changes made by workers in their job context for adjusting their activities to their preferences. We sought to adapt and collect validity evidences of the Job Crafting Behaviors Scale for the Brazilian context, in a sample of 491 workers, with a mean age of 26.7 years. Factor analysis revealed that the final instrument consisted of three dimensions (increasing structural job resources, increasing social job resources, increasing challenging job demands), which showed good internal consistency indexes. These dimensions showed low or moderate correlations with work engagement, positive psychological capital, positive job affect, and in-role performance. The scale showed evidence of validity, the use of which is recommended for future research on the changes that people make in their jobs.