Original Research

The validation of the Utrecht work engagement scale for emergency medical technicians in Gauteng

JLP Naudé, S Rothmann
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences | Vol 7, No 3 | a1356 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v7i3.1356 | © 2004 JLP Naudé, S Rothmann | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 April 2004 | Published: 08 April 2004

About the author(s)

JLP Naudé, Workwell: Research Unit for people, policy and perf North-west Univ
S Rothmann, School of Behavioural Sciences, NWU, South Africa

Full Text:

PDF (178KB)

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to validate the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) for emergency medical technicians in the Gauteng Province of South Africa and to determine its construct equivalence and bias for different language groups. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a convenient sample (N = 318) of emergency medical technicians in Gauteng. The UWES and a biographical questionnaire were administered. A two-factor model of work engagement, consisting of Vigour/Dedication and Absorption was found. Exploratory factor analysis with target rotations confirmed the construct equivalence of the work engagement construct for white and black employees.

Keywords

No related keywords in the metadata.

Metrics

Total abstract views: 5047
Total article views: 2728

 

Crossref Citations

1. Service-Oriented High-Performance Work Practices as Predictors of Retail Employees’ Work Engagement and Service Climate Perceptions
Theuns Kotzé, Pierre Mostert
Services Marketing Quarterly  vol: 42  issue: 1-2  first page: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/15332969.2020.1830638

2. Psychometric properties of the UWES-S for South African university students
Christiaan P. Brand, Karina Mostert, Charlize Du Toit, Leon De Beer, Arnold B. Bakker
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology  vol: 51  year: 2025  
doi: 10.4102/sajip.v51i0.2271

3. Work-related well-being in the South African Police Service
Karina Mostert, Sebastiaan Rothmann
Journal of Criminal Justice  vol: 34  issue: 5  first page: 479  year: 2006  
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.09.003

4. Work-Related Well-Being of Emergency Workers in Gauteng
Johannes L. P. Naudé, Sebastiaan Rothmann
South African Journal of Psychology  vol: 36  issue: 1  first page: 63  year: 2006  
doi: 10.1177/008124630603600105

5. The psychometric properties of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI) as measures of mindfulness and their relationship with burnout and work engagement
Martina Kotzé, Petrus Nel
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology  vol: 42  issue: 1  year: 2016  
doi: 10.4102/sajip.v42i1.1366

6. A model of work wellness for non‐professional counsellors in South Africa
Lukas Fourie, Sebastiaan Rothmann, Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Stress and Health  vol: 24  issue: 1  first page: 35  year: 2008  
doi: 10.1002/smi.1163

7. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Service-Oriented High-Performance Work Practices as Predictors of Retail Employees’ Work Engagement and Service Climate Perceptions
Theuns Kotzé, Pierre Mostert
Services Marketing Quarterly  vol: 42  issue: 3-4  first page: 141  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/15332969.2021.1947084

8. Work Engagement among Rescue Workers: Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese UWES
Jorge Sinval, Alexandra Marques-Pinto, Cristina Queirós, João Marôco
Frontiers in Psychology  vol: 8  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02229

9. Resistance to change, work engagement and psychological capital of academics in an open distance learning work environment
Johanna C. Diedericks, Frans Cilliers, Adéle Bezuidenhout
SA Journal of Human Resource Management  vol: 17  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4102/sajhrm.v17i0.1142

10. Psychometric Investigation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-17 Using the Rasch Measurement Model
Hae-Deok Song, Ah Jeong Hong, Yunseong Jo
Psychological Reports  vol: 124  issue: 3  first page: 1384  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1177/0033294120922494

11. Work engagement measures: A systematic literature review
Paula Maria Rattis Teixeira, Fernando Cesar Almada Santos
Universitas Psychologica  vol: 23  first page: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.11144/Javeriana.upsy23.wems