Houdmont, J., Randall, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-9037, Kerr, R. et al. (1 more author) (2013) Psychosocial risk assessment in organizations: Concurrent validity of the brief version of the Management Standards Indicator Tool. Work Stress, 27 (4). pp. 403-412. ISSN 0267-8373
Abstract
The Management Standards Indicator Tool (MSIT) is a 35-item self-report measure of the psychosocial work environment designed to assist organizations with psychosocial risk assessment. It is also used in work environment research. Edwards and Webster presented a 25-item version of the MSIT based on the deletion of items having a factor loading of < .65. Stress theory and research suggest that psychosocial hazard exposures may result in harm to the health of workers. Thus, using data collected from three UK organizations (N = 20,406) we compared the concurrent validity of the brief and full versions of the MSIT by exploring the strength of association between each version of the instrument and a measure of psychological wellbeing (GHQ-12 and Maslach Burnout Inventory). Analyses revealed that the brief instrument offered similar but not always equal validity to that of the full version. The results indicate that use of the brief instrument, which would be less disruptive for employees, would not elevate the risk of false negative or false positive findings in risk assessment.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 The Author(s). Published by Routledge. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. |
Keywords: | Management Standards Indicator Tool; psychosocial work environment; work-related stress; validity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 10 Apr 2019 14:28 |
Last Modified: | 10 Apr 2019 14:28 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02678373.2013.843607 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144828 |