Development and validation of the Work-home-integration questionnaire (WHIQ)

Andrea Noja (Author), Bettina Kubicek (Author), Nejc Plohl (Author), Sara Tement (Author)

Abstract

The boundaries between work and private life are gradually blurring. More and more employees are involved in work during leisure time through cognitions, emotions or behaviours, in both negative and positive ways. This so-called work-home integration (WHI) can, on the one hand, hampers the necessary recovery from work and result in strain but, on the other hand, also restores resources and result in beneficial outcomes. In order to enhance our understanding of WHI and capture all its different forms, we suggest a new conceptualisation and measure of WHI. We therefore developed and validated the Work-Home Integration Questionnaire (WHIQ) in English, German and Slovene simultaneously using two cross-sectional studies (Study 1: N = 848; Study 2: N = 555) and a two-wave longitudinal study with a time lag of 1 month (Study 3: N = 379). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a three-factor structure with (1) negative cognitive-affective involvement, (2) positive cognitive-affective involvement and (3) behavioural involvement. Moreover, the WHIQ showed measurement invariance across the three languages and the results provide evidence for convergent, discriminant and incremental validity. Overall, the WHIQ is a reliable, valid and short measure to assess the extent to which employees are involved in work during leisure time.

Keywords

integracija dela in zasebnega življenja;izgorelost;psihološko blagostanje;konflikt med delom in družino;validacija vprašalnika;ne zaključna dela;work-home integration;burnout;well-being;work-family conflict;scale validation;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2022
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC:	005.32:159.944.4
COBISS:	133923075
ISSN:	1464-0597
Views:	466
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Vprašalniki;Delo na domu;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 1-60
Chronology:	2022
DOI:	10.1111/apps.12456
ID:	19574641