Escala de Estressores de Desafio Social no Trabalho: Validação Psicométrica e Aplicação no Contexto Brasileiro: https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.2.24256

Romulo Matos de Moraes; Rosalee Santos Crespo Istoe; Valtair Afonso Miranda

Social Challenge Stressors Scale: Psychometric Validation and Application in the Brazilian Context

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.2.24256

Authors

Romulo Matos de Moraes Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-0869
Rosalee Santos Crespo Istoe State University of the North Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8959-9280
Valtair Afonso Miranda Faculdade Batista do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-2253

Abstract

This study aimed to adapt and verify psychometric evidence for the Brazilian context of the Social Challenge Stressors scale (SCSS). The instrument refers to a set of situations perceived as difficult or obscure and that require some type of social behavior to guarantee work performance. The sample included data from 272 workers from three different fields of activity. The technique of optimized implementation of parallel analysis was used, which indicated a one-dimensional structure with eight items that endorse the response patterns, according to parameters of item response theory. The results confirmed the goodness of fit of the model (χ²/gl = 0.964; CFI = 0.995; TLI = 0.993; RMSEA = 0.056; WRMR = 0.050), as well as its accuracy and replicability. As evidence of external validity, it is pointed to a positive correlation between social job stress and work engagement. It was concluded that the SCSS has a reliable structure to measure the new concept of challenge-stressor in Brazil.

Keywords: psychometry, challenge-stressor, social stress.

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Published

2023-06-01

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023): rPOT N2/2023

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Empirical Research Reports

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