Psychometric Properties of the Malay Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale in Malaysia

Authors

  • Won-Sun Chen Monash University Malaysia
  • Jamaiyah Haniff National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Ching-Sin Siau SEGi University
  • Wymen Seet National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Sit-Fong Loh Turning Point Integrated Wellness Sdn Bhd
  • Mohd Hadzrul Abd Jamil SEGi University
  • Nadiah Sa'at National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Nurakmal Baharum National Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22158/wjssr.v1n1p57

Abstract

Malaysia aims to be one of the developed nations by year 2020; therefore, it is crucial to gauge the quality of working life in a parallel manner using a well-established Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale. The goal of this study is to describe the validity and psychometric properties of the Malay WRQoL Scale in Malaysian population.
A total of 572 respondents took part in this cross-sectional study giving a 97% response rate. The reliability of the Malay WRQoL Scale was assessed using the test retest reliability analysis after a 2-week period. Both the interclass correlation (ICC) and Cronbach's alpha were within acceptable levels. However in the validity analysis, the exploratory factor analysis only revealed 5 factors instead of 6 in the original scale.
The Malay WRQoL scale has demonstrated to have the appropriate psychometric properties and can therefore be used in Malaysia to assess the quality of working life.

Published

2014-06-10

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Articles
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