Abstract
Objectives: Although well-being at work is important for occupational health, multi-dimensional workplace well-being measures do not exist for Japanese workers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler. Methods: Japanese workers completed online surveys at baseline (N = 310) and 1 month later (N = 100) . The Workplace PERMA-Profiler was translated according to international guidelines. Job and life satisfaction, work engagement, psychological distress, work-related psychosocial factors, and work performance were measured as comparisons for convergent validity. Cronbach's alphas, Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs), and measurement errors were calculated for the reliability, and the validity of the measure was tested by correlational analyses and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: A total of 310 (baseline) and 86 (follow-up) workers responded and were included in the analyses. Cronbach's alphas and ICCs of the Japanese Workplace PERMA-Profiler ranged from 0.75 to 0.96. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 5-factor model demonstrated a marginally acceptable fit (χ2 (80) = 351.30, CFI = 0.892, TLI = 0.858, RMSEA = 0.105, SRMR = 0.051). Overall well-being and the five PERMA domains had moderate-to-strong correlations with job satisfaction, psychological distress (inversely), and workrelated factors. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. This measure could be useful to assess well-being at work, promote well-being research among Japanese workers, and address the problem of definition for well-being in further studies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 383-393 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of occupational health |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Flourishing
- Japanese workers
- PERMA
- Psychometrics
- Well-being
- Workplace
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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The Japanese Workplace PERMA-Profiler : A validation study among Japanese workers. / Watanabe, Kazuhiro; Kawakami, Norito; Shiotani, Toru; Adachi, Hidehiko; Matsumoto, Kaori; Imamura, Kotaro; Matsumoto, Kei; Yamagami, Fumino; Fusejima, Ayumi; Muraoka, Tomoko; Kagami, Tomomitsu; Shimazu, Akihito; Kern, Margaret L.
In: Journal of occupational health, Vol. 60, No. 5, 01.01.2018, p. 383-393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The Japanese Workplace PERMA-Profiler
T2 - A validation study among Japanese workers
AU - Watanabe, Kazuhiro
AU - Kawakami, Norito
AU - Shiotani, Toru
AU - Adachi, Hidehiko
AU - Matsumoto, Kaori
AU - Imamura, Kotaro
AU - Matsumoto, Kei
AU - Yamagami, Fumino
AU - Fusejima, Ayumi
AU - Muraoka, Tomoko
AU - Kagami, Tomomitsu
AU - Shimazu, Akihito
AU - Kern, Margaret L.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Objectives: Although well-being at work is important for occupational health, multi-dimensional workplace well-being measures do not exist for Japanese workers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler. Methods: Japanese workers completed online surveys at baseline (N = 310) and 1 month later (N = 100) . The Workplace PERMA-Profiler was translated according to international guidelines. Job and life satisfaction, work engagement, psychological distress, work-related psychosocial factors, and work performance were measured as comparisons for convergent validity. Cronbach's alphas, Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs), and measurement errors were calculated for the reliability, and the validity of the measure was tested by correlational analyses and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: A total of 310 (baseline) and 86 (follow-up) workers responded and were included in the analyses. Cronbach's alphas and ICCs of the Japanese Workplace PERMA-Profiler ranged from 0.75 to 0.96. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 5-factor model demonstrated a marginally acceptable fit (χ2 (80) = 351.30, CFI = 0.892, TLI = 0.858, RMSEA = 0.105, SRMR = 0.051). Overall well-being and the five PERMA domains had moderate-to-strong correlations with job satisfaction, psychological distress (inversely), and workrelated factors. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. This measure could be useful to assess well-being at work, promote well-being research among Japanese workers, and address the problem of definition for well-being in further studies.
AB - Objectives: Although well-being at work is important for occupational health, multi-dimensional workplace well-being measures do not exist for Japanese workers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler. Methods: Japanese workers completed online surveys at baseline (N = 310) and 1 month later (N = 100) . The Workplace PERMA-Profiler was translated according to international guidelines. Job and life satisfaction, work engagement, psychological distress, work-related psychosocial factors, and work performance were measured as comparisons for convergent validity. Cronbach's alphas, Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs), and measurement errors were calculated for the reliability, and the validity of the measure was tested by correlational analyses and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: A total of 310 (baseline) and 86 (follow-up) workers responded and were included in the analyses. Cronbach's alphas and ICCs of the Japanese Workplace PERMA-Profiler ranged from 0.75 to 0.96. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 5-factor model demonstrated a marginally acceptable fit (χ2 (80) = 351.30, CFI = 0.892, TLI = 0.858, RMSEA = 0.105, SRMR = 0.051). Overall well-being and the five PERMA domains had moderate-to-strong correlations with job satisfaction, psychological distress (inversely), and workrelated factors. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. This measure could be useful to assess well-being at work, promote well-being research among Japanese workers, and address the problem of definition for well-being in further studies.
KW - Flourishing
KW - Japanese workers
KW - PERMA
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Well-being
KW - Workplace
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U2 - 10.1539/joh.2018-0050-OA
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SP - 383
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JO - Journal of Occupational Health
JF - Journal of Occupational Health
SN - 1341-9145
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