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Tims, Maria; Bakker, Arnold B.; Derks, Daantje – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
We developed and validated a scale to measure job crafting behavior in three separate studies conducted in The Netherlands (total N=1181). Job crafting is defined as the self-initiated changes that employees make in their own job demands and job resources to attain and/or optimize their personal (work) goals. In Study 1 and 2 the Dutch job…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Martinez, Isabel M.; Pinto, Alexandra Marques; Salanova, Marisa; Bakker, Arnold B. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2002
Examines burnout and engagement among college students from Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands using the Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey (MBI-SS) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for students. Overall, these two instruments may be used for such a purpose, but both instruments, particularly the MBI-SS, do not pass a rigorous test of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Burnout, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Bakker, Arnold B.; Salanova, Marisa – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
This article reports on the development of a short questionnaire to measure work engagement--a positive work-related state of fulfillment that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Data were collected in 10 different countries (N = 14,521), and results indicated that the original 17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) can be…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Burnout, Test Validity, Test Reliability