Psychometric Properties of a Modified Version of a Worksite Harassment Tool–Preliminary Findings

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• Personal Author:
  Al-Modallal H ; Anderson D ; Hall L
• Description:
  This study examined the psychometric properties of a modified version of a worksite harassment tool. Data were collected from 180 long-haul female drivers. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess internal consistency. Principal components analysis was used to investigate the tool's dimensionality, and correlation analysis was used to investigate construct validity. Cronbach's alpha for the tool was 0.88. Principal components analysis indicated the presence of two factors. Two items were eliminated due to low factor loadings. Cronbach's alpha for the short version (7 items) was 0.86. Higher abuse scores were associated with poorer health and greater levels of stress. The greater the level of abuse, the poorer the woman's ability to sleep. The 7-item version of the worksite harassment tool is valid and reliable, easy to understand, and written at a 7th grade reading level. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Surveys And Questionnaires Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Drivers Health-surveys Sleep-disorders Stress Work-analysis Work-environment Work-performance Worker-health
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  309-316
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034221
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2008 Jul; 56(7):309-316
• Contact Point Address:
  University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020930
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2089eb9a64c1206eae3a00c590e21dc423a8724550ee63dda608898452b55bfdbf422cd5623db382ba16bf99ba921686e533ed2284e8e6a1edcadf46353cc76e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189526/cdc_189526_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.96 MB ]