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Construct Validation of 17-item Utrecht University Work Engagement Scale Amongst the White Collar employees of Malaysian Universities

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  • Umair Ahmed
  • Abdul Halim Abdul Majid
  • Lazim Mohd Zin

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Primarily, the study investigated the psychometric properties of UWES work engagement scale were assessed in the context of education sector of Malaysia. Staff members from the two public sector universities in the Kedah state were sampled whereby, 205 questionnaires were distributed that resulted in 180 appropriate responses for final data analysis. The results have indicated towards satisfactory level of internal consistency reliability, convergent; as well as discriminant validity. The structural equation modeling has highlighted higher order stabilities for work engagement ranging between 0.803 and 0.838. The findings henceforth, conclude that UWES-17 is construct is robust in assessing work engagement amongst the while collar employees working in the education sector of Malaysia.

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  • Umair Ahmed & Abdul Halim Abdul Majid & Lazim Mohd Zin, 2016. "Construct Validation of 17-item Utrecht University Work Engagement Scale Amongst the White Collar employees of Malaysian Universities," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 6(5), pages 306-312, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijarbs:v:6:y:2016:i:5:p:306-312
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    1. Piia Seppälä & Saija Mauno & Taru Feldt & Jari Hakanen & Ulla Kinnunen & Asko Tolvanen & Wilmar Schaufeli, 2009. "The Construct Validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale: Multisample and Longitudinal Evidence," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 10(4), pages 459-481, August.
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    1. Umair Ahmed & Muzafar Hussain Shah & Benazir Ahmed Siddiqui & Saeed Abbas Shah & Abdul Samad Dahri & Muhammad Asif Qureshi, 2017. "Troubling Job Demands at Work: Examining the Deleterious Impact of Workload and Emotional Demands on Work Engagement," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 7(6), pages 96-106, June.
    2. Umair Ahmed & Abdul Halim Abdul Majid & Md Lazim Mohd Zin, 2016. "Meaningful Work and Work Engagement: A Relationship Demanding Urgent Attention," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 6(8), pages 116-122, August.

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