Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire

Background: Police staff have difficult work conditions, are prone to physical damages, and experience high levels of occupational stress. Their work-related problems may affect their quality of work life (QWL). Meanwhile, there is no appropriate instrument for assessing their WLQ. Objectives: This...

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Main Authors: Zeinab Tabanejad, Fatemeh Oskouie, Abbas Ebadi, Morteza Mesri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Nursing and Midwifery Studies
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Online Access:http://www.nmsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2322-1488;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=142;epage=148;aulast=Tabanejad
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spelling doaj-b7d47564a87e4dd3a4ef3cc1d05fa6842020-11-25T03:45:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNursing and Midwifery Studies2322-14882322-16742020-01-019314214810.4103/nms.nms_14_19Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaireZeinab TabanejadFatemeh OskouieAbbas EbadiMorteza MesriBackground: Police staff have difficult work conditions, are prone to physical damages, and experience high levels of occupational stress. Their work-related problems may affect their quality of work life (QWL). Meanwhile, there is no appropriate instrument for assessing their WLQ. Objectives: This study was conducted to develop the police quality of work–life questionnaire (PQWLQ) and evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods: This methodological study was conducted in 2018–2019 in two phases. In the first phase, literature review and semi-structured interviews with 13 police staff were conducted and the results were used for item generation. In the second phase, the face, content, and construct validity and reliability of the questionnaire were assessed. For construct validity assessment through exploratory factor analysis, 234 police staff were purposefully recruited to fill out PQWLQ. Results: In the first phase, 57 items were produced. In the second phase, item number reduced to 38 after face and content validity assessment. In exploratory factor analysis for construct validity assessment, 14 more items were deleted and the remaining 24 items were loaded on two factors. The Cronbach's alpha and the test–retest intraclass correlation coefficient of PQWLQ were 0.947 and 0.931, respectively. Conclusion: The 24-item PQWLQ has acceptable validity and reliability and can be used for QWL assessment among police staff. The use of this scale can help police and health managers develop their understanding about police staff's QWL and develop strategies for its improvement.http://www.nmsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2322-1488;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=142;epage=148;aulast=Tabanejadpolicequality of work lifevalidation
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author Zeinab Tabanejad
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Fatemeh Oskouie
Abbas Ebadi
Morteza Mesri
Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire
Nursing and Midwifery Studies
police
quality of work life
validation
author_facet Zeinab Tabanejad
Fatemeh Oskouie
Abbas Ebadi
Morteza Mesri
author_sort Zeinab Tabanejad
title Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire
title_short Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire
title_full Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire
title_fullStr Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed Development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–Life questionnaire
title_sort development and psychometric evaluation of the police quality of work–life questionnaire
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Nursing and Midwifery Studies
issn 2322-1488
2322-1674
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Background: Police staff have difficult work conditions, are prone to physical damages, and experience high levels of occupational stress. Their work-related problems may affect their quality of work life (QWL). Meanwhile, there is no appropriate instrument for assessing their WLQ. Objectives: This study was conducted to develop the police quality of work–life questionnaire (PQWLQ) and evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods: This methodological study was conducted in 2018–2019 in two phases. In the first phase, literature review and semi-structured interviews with 13 police staff were conducted and the results were used for item generation. In the second phase, the face, content, and construct validity and reliability of the questionnaire were assessed. For construct validity assessment through exploratory factor analysis, 234 police staff were purposefully recruited to fill out PQWLQ. Results: In the first phase, 57 items were produced. In the second phase, item number reduced to 38 after face and content validity assessment. In exploratory factor analysis for construct validity assessment, 14 more items were deleted and the remaining 24 items were loaded on two factors. The Cronbach's alpha and the test–retest intraclass correlation coefficient of PQWLQ were 0.947 and 0.931, respectively. Conclusion: The 24-item PQWLQ has acceptable validity and reliability and can be used for QWL assessment among police staff. The use of this scale can help police and health managers develop their understanding about police staff's QWL and develop strategies for its improvement.
topic police
quality of work life
validation
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