CulturaladaptationandvalidationofCOPSOQ-ISTAS21inArgentina

Explorationofitsscopeandpreventionadvantages

Agreementbetween:

Grupo de Estudios en Salud Ambiental y Laboral (GESAL) -UniversidaddeAvellaneda

ÁreadeInvestigacionesenSalud-

SuperintendenciadeRiesgosdelTrabajo

ArgentineValidationofCOPSOQISTAS21

COPSOQARGGROUP

Aimofthestudy:

Cultural adaptationandvalidationofCOPSOQ- ISTAS21 totheArgentineculturalcontext.

ArgentineValidationofCOPSOQISTAS21

Stepstowardstheargentineanversion

Structureoftheargentineanquestionnnaire

Contentvalidity

1.Exigenciaseneltrabajo

1.1.Exigenciascuantitativas 4.Relacionesinterpersonalesyliderazgo

4.1.Previsibilidad4.2.Claridadderol

1.2.Ritmo 4.3.Conflictoderol1.3.Exigenciascognitivas 4.4.Calidaddeliderazgo1.4.Exigenciasemocionales 4.5.Apoyodecompañeros/as1.5.Exigenciadeesconderemociones

4.6.Apoyodesuperiores2.Doblepresencia 2.Doblepresencia

4.7.Sentimientodegrupo3.Organizaciónysentidodeltrabajo

3.1.Autonomía 4.8.Reconocimiento3.2.Posibilidadesdedesarrollo3.3.Variedad 5.Inseguridad

laboral5.1.Inseguridadenelempleo

3.4.Sentidodeltrabajo 5.2.Flexibilidadinterna3.5.Controlsobrelostiemposadisposición

6.Confianza

6.1.Confianzavertical

3.6Compromiso 6.2.Confianzahorizontal7.Justicia 7.Justicia

Educationallevel

Men Women-30years +30years -30years +30years

IncompletePrimary

Livestocklaborer,Maintenanceservice,Cleaningservice

Receptionist

Completeprimaryandincompletesecondary

Administrative,Cleaningservice,

Livestocklaborer,Cleaningservice

Babysitter Porter

Completesecondaryandmore

MotormanAssistant

MotormanAssistant

Hotelemployee,Cleaningservice,Cleaningservice,Callcenteremployee

Teacher,Labtechnician

Semanticadaptation

Intentionalsample,maximumvariation,reachingtheoreticalsaturation-18cases

Analysis Interpretationalexpecteddifficulties

Interpretationalemergeddifficulties

Theoreticalparity

Example:

1.5.2.¿Enquémedidasutrabajoexigequeescondasusemociones?

Handbook:Recordarevaluarinterpretaciónderespuestaensentidodecontenidodetrabajo.

Example:

1.4.2.Conquéfrecuenciasutrabajoconsisteenatenderproblemasdeotros?

Confus ion about who were“otros”.

Amplification in the questionnaire:“quenoseancompañerosojefes”

Semanticadaptation

Analysis Interpretationalexpecteddifficulties

Interpretationalemergeddifficulties

W o r d ´ sclearness

Example:

1.1.1. ¿Con qué frecuencia lad istr ibuc ión de tareas esirregular y provoca que se leJunte/acumuletrabajo?

Questionnaire:Synonymadded

Example:

Questionswith“¿Enquémedida…”wereconfusing.Wechangedthemto“¿Conquéfrecuencia…”

Handbook:Responsecard

Semanticadaptation

*  Wechangedtheintrodutionofintensityquestionsandintensitycategoriestofrequencyones.

*  Thedimensions“Workdemands”and“Confidence” presentedvariousmissinterpretations.

*  Ifoneitemdoesn´tapplytoawork-placetheresponsemustberegistered in the categorie that represents no risk exposure. Ej:Hotelwithoutbranchofficesinthedimension“Workinsecurity”.

Semanticadaptation

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Sociodemographicandemploymentdata

LongversionCoPsoQArgQuestionnaire

SF12.CriterionValidity

First7questions Questions1.1.1.a7.1.4. HealthmoduleLast12questions

Sampling:

*  200workersstratifiedbysex

*  Fieldworktookplacebetween22/08/15andel11/09/15

*  4districtsofMetropolitanAreaofBuenosAires

(CapitalFederal,Avellaneda,MorónyVicenteLópez)

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Questionnaireaplication

*  Theinterviewdurationwas30minutesorlessinthe90%ofthecases.

*  Sometirednesswasnoticed,sowedecidedto:

1. Createtwocontrolgroupsbytherotationofthedimensions.

100 interviewsweredone intheoriginalorder,50starting in“Workorganizationandmeaning”and50with“Confidence”.

2. 10%oftheintervieweewerecapturedbycontact.

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Sociodemographiccharacteristics(n=200)

Sex

-Women 48,5%

-Men 51,5%

MeanAge 40,3years(Std.Dev:12,5,Median:39,5)

Educationallevel

-Primaryschoolcomplete 15,7%

-Secondaryschoolcomplete 48,5%

-Tertiaryschoolcomplete 17,7%

-Universitarylevelormore 18,2%

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Employmentcharacteristics(n=200)

Economicactivity

-Agriculturalandextractive 1%

-Manufacturing 11,5%

-Electricity,gasandwatersupply 1,5%

-Construction 2,5%

-Tradeandhotelery 21,5%

-Transport,storageandcommunications 10%

-Financialintermediation 8%

-Community,socialandpersonalserviceactivities 44%

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Employmentcharacteristics(n=200)

Mediancompanysize 46workers(5caseswithmorethan1000)

Meanweeklyhoursofwork 40,1hours(Std.Dev.12,5,Median:41)

Typeofemployment

-Permanent 85%

-Notpermanent 15%

Criterionandconstructvalidity

Stepstowardstheargentineanversion

CurrentStep

Nextstep

*  To share the interest about this topic with the ArgentineanLabor Risks System stake holders (employers, worker´s union,healthprofessionals).

*  To promote the Psychosocial Risks´s prevention in everyprofessionandeconomicactivity.

*  Todevelopnationalreferencevalues.*  Todevelopanabbreviatedversion.*  IncreasetheknowledgeproductionaboutPsychosocialRisksthroughresearchinArgentinecompanies.

Purposesandfuturesteps

MarcosAlberto,MarceloAmable,AdelaContreras,CeciliaCornelio,JohannaGerke,RocíoGonzalezFrancese,LucianaReif,ConstanzaZelaschi

mczelaschi@hotmail.com

jgerke@srt.gob.ar

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