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Validation of the Organizational Dehumanization Scale in Spanish-Speaking Contexts

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  • Eva Ariño-Mateo

    (Department of Psychology, European University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Raúl Ramírez-Vielma

    (Department of Psychology, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile)

  • Matías Arriagada-Venegas

    (Department of Psychology, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile)

  • Gabriela Nazar-Carter

    (Department of Psychology, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile)

  • David Pérez-Jorge

    (Department of Didactics and Educational Research, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain)

Abstract

The objective of this study is to validate Caesens, Stinglhamber, and Demoulin’s (2017) organizational dehumanization scale (ODS) in a Spanish-speaking sample. A sample of 422 employees (49.3% women and 50.7% men) from Chile answered an online questionnaire comprised of measures of organizational dehumanization and job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behaviors, and authentic leadership. To analyze the structure of the ODS, the sample was divided into two random subsamples and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. In addition, reliability and criterion validity were tested. As a result, the scale was composed of one factor. One item was eliminated due to its factor loading. The internal consistency was good (α = 0.92; ω = 0.92). The correlations between ODS, job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behaviors, and authentic leadership were statistically significant, from medium to high magnitude, indicating a reasonable degree of criterion validity. In conclusion, the Spanish version of the ODS shows adequate psychometric properties and can be useful for making progress on the understanding of organizational dehumanization and evaluating the organizational dehumanization in Spanish-speaking context.

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  • Eva Ariño-Mateo & Raúl Ramírez-Vielma & Matías Arriagada-Venegas & Gabriela Nazar-Carter & David Pérez-Jorge, 2022. "Validation of the Organizational Dehumanization Scale in Spanish-Speaking Contexts," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:8:p:4805-:d:794728
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