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Work orientation questionnaire: measurement invariance and criterion validity among Swiss, Israeli, and Italian workers

Authors: Yuliya Lipshits-Braziler, Marc Abessolo, Sara Santilli, Ilaria Di Maggio

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 1/2021

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This study examined the measurement equivalence of the Work Orientation Questionnaire (WOQ) that assesses five orientations of work meaning: calling, job, career, social embeddedness, and busyness in a sample of Swiss, Israeli, and Italian workers (N = 909). Tests of measurement invariance suggest that the WOQ is reliable and valid across the three countries. Three out of the five orientations (calling, job, and social embeddedness) predicted work engagement, career satisfaction, and job satisfaction in all three countries. Overall, the WOQ seems to be a useful tool to assess the various meanings of work in a diversity of cultural settings.

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Title: Work orientation questionnaire: measurement invariance and criterion validity among Swiss, Israeli, and Italian workers
Authors: Yuliya Lipshits-Braziler
Marc Abessolo
Sara Santilli
Ilaria Di Maggio
Publication date: 06-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-020-09436-1

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